Tuck Everlasting: Prologue, Chapters 1 & 2

1. Find 1 example of figurative language in the prologue. Write it down and label what type it is.
2. Why would the world have "...trembled on its axis like a beetle on a pin." (pg 8) if they cows had created their road through the wood instead of around it?
3. What was Angus Tuck's favorite dream?
4. How do Mae and Angus Tuck's viewpoints about their situation differ?
5. What unexpected item does Mae bring with her on her journey to Treegap, and why does she bring it?
6. At this point in the story, how long have the Tuck's been "everlasting"?