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

2. After Harry is beat up, who is the only person who looks at Conor briefly?

3. What color is the carpet on page 153?

4. Where does Conor sit when he visits his mother in the hospital on page 164?

5. What can Conor tell about his grandmother on page 117 by looking at her face before she sees the damage he has done?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Conor's grandmother react when she sees the damage Conor has done on page 117?

3. What does Conor do on page 119 after his grandmother goes to her bedroom?

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

5. What does Conor's mother tell him on page 167?

6. What type of person was the Apothecary?

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

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

9. In the monster's second tale, how does he describe the countryside?

10. Why does the monster say that he came?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Conor has conflicting emotions regarding his mother’s impending death. Why does Conor feel both sadness and relief, and how does he learn to balance these feelings?

Essay Topic 2

Conor thinks that the stories the monster tells are like fairy tales. Are the stories fairy tales? Why are they or are they not fairy tales?

Essay Topic 3

Conor is actually disappointed when he is not punished for any of his destructive behavior. Why is Conor disappointed when he is not punished, and why does he feel that he deserves to be punished?

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