Answer:
C. A family.
Step-by-step explanation:
Natalie Babbitt's children’s novel "Tuck Everlasting" revolves around the story of a young girl named Winnie Foster and her 'adventure' with the Tuck family. The story is a fairytale, dealing with themes of supernatural events such as immortality.
In the story, Winnie was outside her house when he met a stranger who was obviously searching for something or someone. When they converse, she learned that he was looking for a family, the Tuck family, and wanted to know if Winnie had ever seen or heard about them. In realty, he wanted to get to them so that he will get his hands on their secret to immortality.
Thus, the correct answer is option C.