Coraline: Chapter 9

Multiple Choice

Which statement best summarizes the events on page 2 of the text?

• Coraline informs the other mother about her progress in the game and refuses her offer of a hint, but then accepts a key.

• The other mother confronts Coraline in a mist-shrouded world, expressing her cold anger and offering a key to a locked flat.

• Coraline expresses her dislike for the other mother's love, while the other mother reveals her desire to keep Coraline as a possession.

• Coraline struggles with the sticky web and the eerie appearance of the house, before being met by the silent other mother

Multiple Choice

RL 7.3: Which statement best describes Coraline's developing character on page 2?

• Coraline displays increasing anger and openly defies the other mother's authority.

• Coraline becomes more submissive and accepting of the other mother's control.

• Coraline feels disheartened and loses hope in her ability to win the game.

• Coraline shows a growing understanding of the other mother's true nature.

Multiple Choice

Which statement best summarizes the events on page 3 of the text?

• Coraline accepts the key from the other mother, enters an empty flat, and discovers a hidden trapdoor leading to a dark cellar.

• Coraline finds a key on the ground, unlocks a mysterious door, and then proceeds to explore a brightly lit secret passage.

• The ghost children warn Coraline about the other mother's trick, but Coraline ignores them and finds a magical object.

• Coraline explores a series of rooms in the empty flat, eventually locating a hidden stairwell but decides not to enter.

Multiple Choice

RL 7.6: Which statement best describes how the ghost children's whispering on page 3 affects Coraline's actions?

• The ghost children's advice convinces Coraline that the key is a trap, leading her to discard it.

• The ghost children's warning makes Coraline hesitate and ultimately decide not to enter the flat.

• The ghost children's caution confirms Coraline's suspicions; she proceeds anyway, showing courage.

• The ghost children's whispers confuse Coraline, causing her to get lost inside the empty flat.

Multiple Choice

Which statement best summarizes the events that occur on page 4 of the text?

• Coraline explores a cellar, encounters a button-eyed creature, and realizes it was her other father.

• Coraline finds the final soul in a hidden part of the cellar and quickly escapes to safety.

• The other father helps Coraline locate her real parents, and they all escape the cellar together.

• Coraline gets lost in the cellar and is unable to find any clues about the missing souls.

Multiple Choice

RL 7.4: Which statement uses figurative language to accurately describe the appearance of the "whole" creature Coraline encounters on page 4?

• Its skin felt slippery, as if it had been covered in jelly.

• The thing was pale and swollen like a grub.

• Its face had puffed and swollen like risen bread dough.

• Its voice was no longer even faintly resembled her father's.

Multiple Choice

Which statement best summarizes the events that occur on page 5 of the text?

• The other father tries to help Coraline escape, but she is too scared to listen to his advice.

• The other father is defeated by Coraline's cleverness, and she finds the final soul without further struggle.

• Coraline discovers the other father's true monstrous form and bravely fights him off to escape the cellar.

• Coraline continues her search for the third soul, while the other father leads her astray.

Multiple Choice

RL 7.5: Which statement best describes how the author develops the theme of courage on page 5?

• Coraline feels afraid but bravely confronts the creature, demonstrating her growing courage.

• Coraline relies on magic to defeat the creature, showing that bravery comes from external power.

• Coraline is paralyzed by fear and unable to act, highlighting the overwhelming nature of the threat.

• Coraline makes a reckless decision, proving that courage can sometimes be foolish.

Multiple Choice

Which statement best summarizes the events that occur on page 6 of the text?

• Coraline chooses to remain in the empty apartment, pondering her next steps with a sense of apprehension about the quiet, desolate surroundings.

• Coraline quickly exits the flat, securing the door and placing the key under the mat, then yearns for home while affirming her courage before moving onward.

• Coraline, upon leaving the cellar, directly confronts the other mother outside, demanding an immediate end to the game and the release of her parents.

• Coraline succumbs to fear and the oppressive atmosphere, leading her to abandon her mission and simply await the other mother's subsequent actions.

Multiple Choice

RL 7.5: Which literary device is most evident in Coraline's thought, "She hugged herself, and told herself that she was brave, and she almost believed herself," on page 6.

• Internal monologue, revealing Coraline's private thoughts and self-encouragement.

• Personification, by giving human qualities to the abstract concept of bravery.

• Foreshadowing, by hinting at future dangers Coraline might encounter.

• Irony, as Coraline's self-assurance contrasts with the daunting reality of her situation.

Multiple Choice

Which event from Chapter 9 of Coraline best represents Coraline's "Reward" in the Hero's Journey?

Reward: Having survived the ordeal, the hero takes possession of the reward they sought, which could be an object, knowledge, reconciliation, or power.

• Coraline receives a key from the other mother, which allows her to access a previously locked flat.

• Coraline manages to escape the cellar and lock the trapdoor, trapping the monstrous other father creature inside.

• Coraline leaves the key under the mat and walks out onto the drive, realizing the world is silent and empty.

• Coraline's determination to be brave in the face of danger continues to grow after besting two creatures.