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Tuck Everlasting

Natalie Babbitt
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82 pages • 2 hours read

Natalie Babbitt

Tuck Everlasting

Natalie BabbittFiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1975

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Introduction

Before Reading

Reading Context

Reading Questions & Paired Texts

Reading Check and Short Answer questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

Prologue-Chapter 2

Reading Check

1. What is the name of the village the Fosters live in?

2. What does Mae put in her skirt before leaving the house?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. How does the author build tension surrounding the mystery of the Fosters’ woods?

2. What is unusual about the Tuck family?

Chapters 3-5

Reading Check

1. Who does Winnie reveal her troubles to?

2. What is the significant feature Winnie notices about the stranger that visits her?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Why does Winnie want to run away?

2. How does Jesse describe the spring to Winnie and what is Jesse’s family’s reaction to Winnie?

Chapters 6-9

Reading Check

1. What does Mae bring out to soothe Winnie’s sobs?

2. Who is the gladdest of the Tucks to see Winnie?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. What evidence do the Tucks have of their own immortality?

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