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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. Where does Harry hit Conor on page 69?

2. What does Harry tell Conor on page 18?

3. Where does Conor sleep when his grandmother visits?

4. On page 28, what does Conor's mother fall asleep watching?

5. On page 25, how long does Lily have detention?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. On page 76, when was the last time that Conor's mother had to stay in the hospital and how long did she stay?

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

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

10. What happened to Conor's dad?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Conor thinks that the stories the monster tells are like fairy tales. Are the stories fairy tales? Why are they or are they not fairy tales?

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