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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 holiday did Conor spend with his grandmother the last time when his mother was sick?
(a) Boxing Day.
(b) Easter.
(c) Summer holiday.
(d) Christmas.

2. What color scarf is Conor's mother wearing around her head on page 38?
(a) Pink.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Blue.

3. On page 50, what has Conor hoped that the monster would do for him?
(a) Help him.
(b) Tell him how to help his mother.
(c) Heal his mother.
(d) Frighten his grandmother into going home.

4. What is the name of Conor's English teacher?
(a) Miss Kwan.
(b) Mrs Potter.
(c) Mrs. Marl.
(d) Mrs. Harter.

5. On page 29, around midnight how long has it been since Conor's mother quit throwing up?
(a) 2 1/2 hours.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) 1 1/2 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Conor's grandmother's cleaning lady?

2. What time do monsters show up?

3. What month is it on page 3?

4. What type of tree rises from the graveyard that Conor can see from his bedroom window?

5. What does Conor trip on after the tree tells its first story?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Conor's assignment for English on page 23?

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

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

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

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

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

8. On page 28, why has Conor's evening been slow?

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

10. Why is Conor's grandmother different from other grandmothers?

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