Tuck Everlasting Chapter 21
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- Q1Why was the news about the Man in the Yellow Suit dying both good and bad?It meant that a bad man could never bother them again, but that Mae Tuck would be sentenced to hanging from the gallows in Treegap.It meant that the Tucks didn't have to worry about the Man in the Yellow Suit selling the water, but that Mae Tuck would go to jail for the rest of her life.It meant that the Tucks didn't have to worry about the Man in the Yellow Suit telling their secret, but Mae Tuck would be banished from Treegap forever.It meant that Winnie was safe from the Man in the Yellow Suit, but Mae Tuck would be moved to the prison in Charleyville.30s
- Q2To what does Winnie compare killing the Man in the Yellow Suit?When she killed a mothWhen she killed a waspWhen she killed a bumblebeeWhen she killed a caterpillar30s
- Q3How did the Man in the Yellow Suit first learn about the Tucks?The Man in the Yellow Suit was Miles' grandson, and heard the story from his fatherHis grandmother was friends with Miles' wife, who told her the story and passed it on to the Man in the Yellow SuitHis father had been friends with Jesse Tuck when he had lived in another town many years agoThe Man in the Yellow Suit had been following the Tuck family for years after seeing them in town unchanged30s
- Q4What did the Man in the Yellow Suit want the Tucks to do for him when he visited them at their house?He wanted them to show him where the spring was and to be part of his traveling advertisements for the magic spring water he would sellHe wanted to eavesdrop on them to discover the location of the magic springHe wanted to kill them so that no one knew where the spring wasHe wanted to make sure that Winnie was safe30s
- Q5How does the Man in the Yellow Suit die?Angus Tuck shoots the Man in the Yellow Suit with his shotgunJesse Tuck pushes the Man in the Yellow Suit into the lake and he drownsMiles Tuck hits the Man in the Yellow Suit on the side of his head with his pistolMae Tuck hits the Man in the Yellow Suit in the back of the head with the stock of the shotgun30s
- Q6Which of the Tuck family members is "the dearest of them all" to Winnie?Mae TuckJesse TuckMiles TuckAngus Tuck30s
- Q7What deal did the Man in the Yellow Suit propose to the Fosters?He wanted their wood in exchange for information about Winnie's whereaboutsHe wanted a job in exchange for information about Winnie's whereaboutsHe wanted their house in exchange for information about Winnie's whereaboutsHe wanted money in exchange for information about Winnie's whereabouts30s
- Q8What does Jesse Tuck want Winnie to do with the spring water?He wants her to keep the location of the spring a secretHe wants her to sell the spring water and give him part of the moneyHe wants her to wait until she is 17 and drink from the spring so that they can be togetherHe wants her to drink from the spring now so that they can be together30s
- Q9Why did Winnie want to run away?All of these choices are true.She was sick of hearing her name called so much.She wanted her freedom.She had never been in the woods before, and wanted to explore them.30s
- Q10Why did the Tucks kidnap Winnie?To convince her not to tell of the spring water and not to drink from the springTo convince her parents to give them the deed to their wood in exchange for her releaseTo convince her to drink from the spring and be part of their familyTo convince her to come live with them forever30s
- Q11Why does Angus Tuck take Winnie out on the pond?He wants to convince her not to run away.He wants to tell her about his grandchildren and the history of his familyHe wants to convince her that drinking from the spring would be terrible, and that she cannot tell the secret of the spring.He wants to make her feel more comfortable at the Tuck house.30s
- Q12What happens to interrupt Angus Tuck's conversation with Winnie on the pond?Someone has stolen their horseSomeone is at the doorThe constable came to take Mae Tuck awayA gun went off, which scared them30s
- Q13Why did Miles' wife and children leave him?He wasn't aging, and Miles' wife thought that he had "sold his soul to the devil"Miles' wife had always wanted to live in Arizona, and went to follow her dreamMiles' wife had stopped loving him, and she moved away to start a new lifeHe was angry and depressed, and he was too dangerous to live around anymore30s
- Q14Which Tuck family member doesn't come and visit her int he middle of the night?Mae TuckMiles TuckJesse TuckAngus Tuck30s
- Q15How would the story be different if Mae hadn't taken her music box when she went to see her sons?Her music box wouldn't have gotten stolen by the Man in the Yellow SuitThe Man in the Yellow Suit wouldn't have heard the tune and go looking in the woods to find herHer sons wouldn't know where to find her, and never would have comeHer music box wouldn't be broken30s