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Tuck Everlasting
This category is for questions about the book Tuck Everlasting written by Natalie Babbitt.
1,096 Questions
How was Mae able to escape from gallows in tuck everlasting?
Mae escapes the gallows because the Tucks and Winnie make a plan that Miles will take out the window and Winnie will pretend to be Mae and hide under the blanket
Who does Winnie see in the clearing?
Winnie saw the Tucks run away from the jailhouse as they escaped.
When did Mae hit the man in the yellow suit?
She hit him when he was trying to take away Winnie
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Why does Winnie consider the tucks her friends?
The author connects the Tucks and Winnie by showing how winnie didn't drink the spring and how she wanted to die like others. The tucks wanted to ldie like everybody else in the world.
How have Winnie's feelings changed?
Winnie changed from the beginning by, she didnt really know the Tucks now she doesnt want to even leave their side.
What is tucks reaction to meeting Winnie and finding out that she knows their secret?
yes,she does keep the secret because it she understands why it is really important to keep it a secret.
In the book Tuck Everlasting what date was she born and when did she die?
it doesn't say the date just the year 1899.
What is an example of a simile in tuck everlasting on chapter 8?
"No," he replied slowly, as if I were a toddler having a totally unjustifiable tantrum.
In Tuck Everlasting what are winnie's character traits?
Winnie Foster is a 10 year old girl who is an only child in her family. She is adventurous because she likes to venture in the woods ignoring her overly protective parents strict rules to stay inside the gates at all times.
Winnie Foster is also kind because she poured the magic water on the toad instead of drinking it herself
What is the summary for Tuck Everlasting?
Tuck Everlasting is the story of a girl named Winnie and a family whom she meets, the Tucks. The Tucks have a secret, they're immortal.They drank water from a spring that was actually a fountain of youth. Until the end of time, they will stay that way. Winnie falls in love with one of the Tucks, Jesse, a "17"-year-old boy who shares the same feelings for her. Scared of death, Winnie must choose between being immortal and being with Jesse or following the circle of life and dying someday. The Tucks try to teach her how she shouldn't fear death, how they would give anything to die. It teaches the importance and understanding of life and death. It shows that you should not fear death, but to fear an unlived life. Jesse and Winnie are forced to separate, Winnie still unsure of whether or not she'll drink from the sacred fountain of youth. Years later, Jesse returns to Winnie's old home with the intent of finding her there. Instead he finds a memorial stone reading of her life, which has since ended. This implies that she did not drink from the spring, and lived a full happy life instead.
Why doesn't Jesse want Winnie to drink from the spring?
Mae Tuck and Angus Tuck saw her grave and it said the date at which she died.
It said -:
Winnie Foster Jackson-meaning she got married and then died
What did Winnie find strange about the tuck's family's dining habits?
The Tucks have no table to eat dinner on so they use their laps and sit on the chairs or sit on the ground and use the chairs as their own table. Also Winnie realizes that there are no rules in the Tuck household unlike her family in the Touch-me-not Cottage.
What happened to each of the tucks in Tuck Everlasting?
she meets Jesse tuck drinking spring water and he is beatiful to her and she introduces and all that then she wants to drink the water, but he wont let her and at the end of the chapter, Mae tuck come on the horse with Miles and say oh noes the worst is happening at last
Who is Winnie foster what is her connection to the wood?
winnie's connection to the wood is simple. that is the her family's land. they own it with the touch me not cottaqe.
About chapter 14 in Tuck Everlasting?
Chapter 14
It is too dark for the Tuck's to try and find the horse thief, so they decide to wait until the next day. They talk about what has happened, and Angus Tuck feels very concerned. Winnie cannot get off to sleep and longs to be back in her own bed. She feels a little better when she thinks that the man in the yellow suit will have told her parents what he had seen on the road. But the Tuck's are so kind to her that she begins to feel more comfortable again. Then Jesse comes to her bedside and says that she could wait 6 or 7 years until she is the same as him, then go and drink the water. They would then be the same age together forever and could get married. She adores him and when he has gone she thinks about what he has said. But she just feels confused. She doesn't know what to think any more.
