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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 does Conor do when Lily and her mother come to visit on page 160?

2. How many of the books in the sitting room are damaged?

3. How long does Conor's father say that he is staying when he comes because Conor's mom is sick?

4. On page 145, when was the digital clock in the dining hall at school bought?

5. On page 137 where does the monster sit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Conor ask the monster at the beginning of "No Tale," and what how does the monster respond?

2. What does Lily tell Conor in a note on page 162?

3. At the beginning of "A Note," how does Conor describe his days?

4. What does Conor do to his grandmother's clock on pages 93-94?

5. In Conor's nightmare, where is his mom and what happens to her?

6. What do Conor and the monster do as the monster begins the third tale on page 146?

7. Why does Liam say that Conor cannot come to live in America?

8. What does Conor find when he goes downstairs after waking on page 123?

9. On page 143, what is Conor's morning like at school?

10. Why do Harry's parents decide not to press charges against Conor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The grownups do not punish Conor for any of his destructive behavior. Why do the adults not punish Conor for damaging his grandmother’s sitting room or beating Harry?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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