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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 160, how often does Conor wake shouting?

2. What is the second thing that the monster destroys?

3. What do the passing days seem like to Conor after his fight with Harry?

4. On page 178, what happens to Conor's mom?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Liam say that Conor cannot come to live in America?

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

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

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

6. What does Conor ask the monster at the beginning of "No Tale," and what how does the monster respond?

7. What happens during lunch on page 143?

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

9. What does Conor see when he looks around on page 115?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The monster shares some contradictions through his stories. What contradictions does the monster reveal, and what do those contradictions reveal about life and human nature?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The monster tells Conor that he has come because Conor called him. What does Conor think is the purpose for the monster coming, and why is Conor disappointed when he learns the real purpose for the monster’s visits?

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