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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 28, what does Conor's mother fall asleep watching?
(a) EastEnders.
(b) Doctor Who.
(c) Top of the Lake.
(d) Sherlock.

2. What were houses made of in the tree's first story?
(a) Earth and stone.
(b) Stucco.
(c) Wood and mortar.
(d) Bricks.

3. How far of a drive is it from Conor's grandmother's house to his school?
(a) 35 minutes.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.

4. What did Harry do to Conor on the first day of the new school year?
(a) Tripped him.
(b) Stole his rucksack.
(c) Took his lunch.
(d) Hit him.

5. What type of paths are at Conor's grandmother's house?
(a) Stone.
(b) Brick.
(c) Pea gravel.
(d) Crusher fine.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Connor remember that it took to saw the sapling out of the floor in his room?

2. On page 52, what did the area where Conor lives used to be?

3. When was the last time that Conor's father came to see him?

4. Where does Conor's father live?

5. Where does Harry hit Conor on page 69?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Lily tell Conor she is sorry in "Understanding"?

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

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

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

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

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

10. On page 52, what was the area where Conor lives like a long time ago?

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