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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. How many lines does Lily write in her note on page 161?

2. After Harry is beat up, who is the only person who looks at Conor briefly?

3. After the sitting room has been damaged and Conor walks past her grandmother's room, what does he hear her doing?

4. How was the parsonage destroyed in the monster's second tale?

5. What does Conor have for breakfast in "Invisible"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Conor do on page 119 after his grandmother goes to her bedroom?

2. On page 122, what does Conor do in the schoolyard?

3. What does Conor's mother look like on page 163?

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

5. Why does the monster say that he came?

6. How does Conor's grandmother react when she sees the damage Conor has done on page 117?

7. What does Conor's father say about the mess that Conor made at his grandmother's house?

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

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

10. In the monster's second tale, how does he describe the countryside?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Toward the end of the novel, readers experience the nightmare that has haunted Conor. What is the nightmare that Conor has been experiencing? What does the nightmare reveal about grief and guilt?

Essay Topic 2

Conor feels invisible at home and at school. Why does Conor feel invisible and isolated everywhere he goes?

Essay Topic 3

Conor feels isolated and alone. Why does Conor feel isolated and alone, and how does his mother’s illness contribute to those feelings?

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