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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. What time is it when Conor damages his grandmother's clock?
(a) 8.
(b) 12:07.
(c) 9.
(d) 10.

2. After the sitting room has been damaged and Conor walks past her grandmother's room, what does he hear her doing?
(a) Cursing.
(b) Sobbing.
(c) Weeping.
(d) Muttering.

3. Where is Conor standing at the beginning of "The Fourth Tale"?
(a) Stone bench.
(b) Monster's hand.
(c) Picnic bench.
(d) Grassy knoll.

4. Who was punished for selfishness in the monster's second tale?
(a) Parson's daughters.
(b) Parson's wife.
(c) Parson.
(d) Apothecary.

5. How long was Conor's mother awake when he and his dad visited her at the beginning of "Champ"?
(a) About 10 minutes.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) A few minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose hands is Conor trying to hold on page 180?

2. On page 145, what does Harry say he will no longer do?

3. What does Conor remember his mother drinking at the garden table?

4. Where does Conor want to go on page 168?

5. On page 115, what is the only piece of furniture that is left standing in Conor's grandmother's sitting room?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the monster say about the yew tree?

2. What do Conor and the monster do as the monster begins the third tale on page 146?

3. What does Conor do to his grandmother's clock on pages 93-94?

4. On page 143, what is Conor's morning like at school?

5. Why do Harry's parents decide not to press charges against Conor?

6. What does Conor's father say about the mess that Conor made at his grandmother's house?

7. What does Conor's mother look like on page 163?

8. On page 122, what does Conor do in the schoolyard?

9. What does Conor find when he goes downstairs after waking on page 123?

10. At the beginning of "A Note," how does Conor describe his days?

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