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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 40, what do Conor, his grandmother, and mother have for dinner?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Chinese take-away.
(c) Fish and chips.
(d) Fast food.

2. What types of wolves had the king battled in the tree's first story?
(a) White and black.
(b) Black and silver.
(c) White with gray eyes.
(d) Black with red eyes.

3. Where is Conor's mom on page 76?
(a) Her room.
(b) Conor's room.
(c) Kitchen.
(d) Backyard.

4. What day of the week is it on page 80?
(a) Friday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Monday.

5. When was the last time that Conor's father came to see him?
(a) 2 years ago.
(b) Christmas before last.
(c) 18 months ago.
(d) Last Christmas.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 43, where does Conor's grandmother say that he will go to live?

2. On page 18, who would be thrilled if they knew that Conor hurt himself on page 18?

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

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

5. How did the villagers wish to kill the queen in the tree's first story?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened after Lily told friends that Conor's mother had cancer?

3. What does Conor do after eating breakfast?

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

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

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

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

8. What did Conor hope the monster would do for him instead of just tell stories?

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

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

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