Tuck Everlasting KEY Questions AI fixed Flashcards
(13 cards)
What genre does the story belong to?
Classic/Fantasy
Who is the author of the story?
Natalie Babbitt
What is the significance of the Foster family to Treegap?
The Foster family owns Treegap.
What are the two main conflicts in the story?
- The man in the yellow suit tries to steal the spring water and expose the Tucks’ immortality. 2. The Fosters are unable to find Winnie and believe the Tucks kidnapped her.
How is Winnie’s life described at the beginning of the book?
Winnie’s life is lonely and isolating because her mother and grandmother shelter her, preventing her from leaving the house.
What are some possible consequences of others discovering the Tucks’ secret?
- People may try to use the spring water for personal gain. 2. They may become immortal and regret it later. 3. Those with bad intentions may harm the Tucks or perform experiments on them.
How long have the Tucks been immortal?
The Tucks have been immortal for 87 years.
Who are the main characters in the story?
- Angus Tuck: Father of Tuck children and husband to Mae.
- Mae Tuck: Mother of the Tuck children and wife of Angus.
- Miles Tuck: One of the Tuck children.
- Jesse Tuck: One of the Tuck children.
- Winnie: Daughter of the Foster family.
- Man in the Yellow Suit: Mysterious man who knows of the Tucks.
What is the best adjective to describe the man in the yellow suit?
Manipulative. He tells the Fosters he will reveal Winnie’s location if they sell him their land.
What do we learn about Miles’s past?
Miles had a wife and children, but his wife left him because she feared he was worshipping the devil due to his lack of aging.
What is the connection between the man in the yellow suit and the Tucks?
The man in the yellow suit learned about the Tucks from stories told by Miles’s ex-wife, who lived with him as a child.
How is a parallel shown during the jail break?
Thunder and lightning mimic the actions during the jail break, such as when they remove the window and thunder strikes.
How were the story’s conflicts resolved by the end?
The first conflict was resolved when Mae Tuck hit the man in the yellow suit to protect themselves and Winnie. The second conflict was resolved when Winnie returned to her family but chose to remain mortal.
