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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. On page 52, what restaurant does Conor say is not available in his town?
2. How long does Conor remember that his mother had to stay in the hospital when she had really bad pain previously?
3. How old was the king's grandson when the king became ill in the tree's first story?
4. What type of tree rises from the graveyard that Conor can see from his bedroom window?
5. On page 68, how long ago has it been since Lilly told a few of her friends about Conor's mom?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened after Lily told friends that Conor's mother had cancer?
2. What battles did the king have to fight on page 52 to keep peace in his kingdom?
3. On page 16, when and why does Conor's mother say that Conor's grandmother is coming to stay?
4. On page 76, when was the last time that Conor's mother had to stay in the hospital and how long did she stay?
5. What does Conor do when it is 12:07 on page 45?
6. On page 50, how does Conor feel when the nightmare feeling rises in him?
7. What does Conor find on his bedroom floors when he wakes, and how does he think they got there?
8. Why is Conor's grandmother different from other grandmothers?
9. What happened to Conor's dad?
10. In page 24, how does Conor remember the day before he learned that his mother had cancer?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Conor is actually disappointed when he is not punished for any of his destructive behavior. Why is Conor disappointed when he is not punished, and why does he feel that he deserves to be punished?
Essay Topic 2
Conor’s father lives in America, and they keep in touch through infrequent phone calls. How would you describe the relationship that Conor has with his father, and why they are not closer?
Essay Topic 3
The monster tells Conor to tell the truth about the nightmare. How does the truth set Conor free and what does it free him from?
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