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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day of the week does Conor's grandmother's cleaning lady come to clean?

2. What were houses made of in the tree's first story?

3. On page 51, what does the monster call stories?

4. On page 69, how many rounds of treatments has Conor's mom had?

5. On page 40, what do Conor, his grandmother, and mother have for dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. On page 76, when was the last time that Conor's mother had to stay in the hospital and how long did she stay?

2. On page 16, when and why does Conor's mother say that Conor's grandmother is coming to stay?

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

4. What news does Conor's grandmother have for him at the beginning of "Little Talk"?

5. Why does Conor have to make his own breakfast on page 10?

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

7. What does Conor do after eating breakfast?

8. What does the monster say that he and Conor will do?

9. In page 24, how does Conor remember the day before he learned that his mother had cancer?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The monster finally reveals that he has come to heal Conor. Why does Conor need healing, and how does the monster help Conor find healing?

Essay Topic 2

Conor and his mother seem hopeful when they learn there is a new medicine derived from the yew tree that might help cure the cancer. Is Conor’s mother truly hopeful about the medicine or is she just pretending to be hopeful for Conor’s sake?

Essay Topic 3

Conor takes his anger out on his grandmother’s sitting room. Why is Conor angry, and how is his anger connected to the destruction he causes?

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