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

2. What does Conor remember doing on page 4 after going out to eat with his mom?
(a) Bowling.
(b) Going to a movie.
(c) Going to the library.
(d) Laser tag.

3. Who did the king's grandson wish to marry in the tree's first story?
(a) A baker's daughter.
(b) A princess.
(c) A queen.
(d) A farmer's daughter.

4. What is in Conor's grandmother's backyard?
(a) Flower gardens.
(b) Vegetable gardens.
(c) Sheds, stone pond, and her office.
(d) Stone and rock pathways.

5. On page 66, what does Conor remember that his grandmother stuck in his hand as he left for school?
(a) Pear.
(b) Sandwich.
(c) Apple.
(d) Lunch sack.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times a week does Conor's grandmother do laundry?

2. How does Conor's grandmother like her tea?

3. On page 14, how does Conor think that the items he found on the floor of his room when he woke got into his bedroom?

4. On page 80, how long has it been since Conor has seen the monster?

5. On page 45, what time does Conor see in the monster in his backyard?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Conor hear and see just after midnight on pages 2-9.

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

3. What happens when Conor tells the monster on page 9 to come and get him?

4. What does Conor do after eating breakfast?

5. What happened to Conor's dad?

6. What does Conor do when it is 12:07 on page 45?

7. In the monster's first story, who murdered the farmer's daughter and why?

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

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

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

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