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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. What time do monsters show up?

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

3. What types of wolves had the king battled in the tree's first story?

4. Where did the monster take the queen in the tree's first story?

5. On page 51, what does the monster say his story will be about?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the yard like at Conor's grandmother's house?

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

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

7. On page 28, why has Conor's evening been slow?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Conor takes his anger out on his grandmother’s sitting room. Why is Conor angry, and how is his anger connected to the destruction he causes?

Essay Topic 3

The monster tells Conor that he has come because Conor called him. What does Conor think is the purpose for the monster coming, and why is Conor disappointed when he learns the real purpose for the monster’s visits?

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