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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the divorce, where did Conor's father move?
(a) France.
(b) Italy.
(c) Australia.
(d) America.

2. What is the name of Conor's grandmother's cleaning lady?
(a) Andrea.
(b) Lela.
(c) Maria.
(d) Marta.

3. On page 45, what time does Conor see in the monster in his backyard?
(a) 12:17.
(b) 12:11.
(c) 12:09.
(d) 12:07.

4. On page 14, how does Conor think that the items he found on the floor of his room when he woke got into his bedroom?
(a) Blew in through his open window.
(b) Fell out of his backpack.
(c) A monster brought them.
(d) Fell out of his boots.

5. What types of wolves had the king battled in the tree's first story?
(a) White with gray eyes.
(b) Black and silver.
(c) White and black.
(d) Black with red eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 30, how many feet does the monster tower above Conor?

2. What is the name of Conor's English teacher?

3. On page 43, where does Conor's grandmother say that he will go to live?

4. In the tree's first story, how old was the king's grandson when the king died?

5. What is in Conor's grandmother's backyard?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the monster's first story, who murdered the farmer's daughter and why?

2. What does Conor find on his bedroom floors when he wakes, and how does he think they got there?

3. On page 44, why does Conor think he will have trouble sleeping?

4. Why does Lily tell Conor she is sorry in "Understanding"?

5. How does Conor's grandmother keep up with the cleaning and why?

6. On page 50, how does Conor feel when the nightmare feeling rises in him?

7. What does Conor do after eating breakfast?

8. On page 52, what was the area where Conor lives like a long time ago?

9. What happened to Conor's dad?

10. What battles did the king have to fight on page 52 to keep peace in his kingdom?

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