A Monster Calls Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Patrick Ness
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 117 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

A Monster Calls Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Patrick Ness
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 117 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 24, where does Conor remember his mom talking him to eat?

2. Where does Conor sleep when his grandmother visits?

3. How many of the king's sons died in the tree's first story?

4. How far of a drive is it from Conor's grandmother's house to his school?

5. Where does Harry hit Conor on page 69?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happened to Conor's dad?

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

5. What happened after Lily told friends that Conor's mother had cancer?

6. What is The Nightmare about that Conor has a lot lately?

7. What battles did the king have to fight on page 52 to keep peace in his kingdom?

8. In page 24, how does Conor remember the day before he learned that his mother had cancer?

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

10. How long has Conor known Lily and what has their relationship been like?

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 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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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