Coraline: Chapter 10

Multiple Choice

Which statement best summarizes the events on page 2?

• Coraline remembers a past visit with her mother visiting the old man and prepares for the challenges ahead. as she enters the flat.

• Coraline explores the crazy old man's flat in her world, finding it filled with strange smells and objects, and she reflects on her bravery after escaping the cellar.

• Coraline goes to the old man's apartment in the other world, notices all the differences from the real world from the outside, and decides to look through the stone.

• Coraline feels confident because she escaped before, bravely goes into the old man's apartment, and expects it to be even scarier.

Multiple Choice

RL 7.4: Which detail from page 2 helps you understand the meaning of "muffled"?

"I'm an explorer," said Coraline out loud, but her words sounded muffled and dead on the misty air. She had made it out of the cellar, hadn't she?"

• Coraline says, "I'm an explorer," out loud.

• Her words sound dead on the misty air.

• She had made it out of the cellar, hadn't she?

• Coraline is certain that this flat would be worse.

Multiple Choice

Which statement best summarizes the events on page 3?

• Coraline discovers a hidden message in the flat, which explains the mysteries of the house and gives her directions for what to do next.

• Coraline finds the other mother's trap in the flat and recognizes the danger of the situation after hearing the peculiar song.

• Coraline enters the dark, low-ceilinged flat, hears a menacing song from tiny voices, and sees many red eyes and scurrying pink feet.

• Coraline encounters a group of strange, small creatures who sing a warning song and then quickly disappear into the shadows.

Multiple Choice

RL 7.3: Which structural element is used at the beginning of page 3 to introduce the events that follow?

• A dialogue between two characters.

• A flashback to an earlier time.

• A descriptive paragraph of the setting.

• A short poem or song.

Multiple Choice

Which statement best summarizes the events on page 4?

• Coraline has a conversation with the shadowy figure, who tries to persuade her to stay but she refuses.

• Coraline discovers a hidden passageway in the flat, which leads her to a magical room filled with toys and treats, causing her to reconsider leaving.

• Coraline fights with the shadowy figure and manages to escape the flat by tricking it into revealing the way out.

• Coraline learns the true identity of the shadowy figure, who then explains the other mother's plans to keep her trapped in the other world forever.

Multiple Choice

RL 7.6: Which part of the dialogue on page 4 best shows a shift in Coraline's perspective?

• When Coraline states, "I don't want whatever I want. Nobody does. Not really".

• When the shadowy figure offers her a world where every day is "better and brighter".

• When Coraline asks if there will be "gray, wet days".

• When the shadowy figure says, "Frogs, ducks, rhinos, octopuses—whatever you desire".

Multiple Choice

Which statement best summarizes the events on page 5?

• Coraline is surprised by the appearance of the black cat, who then reveals the location of the final marble, and she successfully retrieves it.

• Coraline finally catches the rat with the marble, but she is then confronted by the other mother, who tries to stop her from leaving.

• Coraline gives up on finding the last marble after a long and painful chase, realizing that she is no match for the quick rats in the other world.

• Coraline chases a rat carrying the final marble down the stairs, injures herself, and feels a sense of failure before the cat intervenes and helps her.

Multiple Choice

RL 7.5: Which line on page 5 best reveals a shift in Coraline's emotional state?

• "She looked around for the rat, but it was gone, and the marble with it."

• "Now she felt nothing but cold loss."

• "Her left knee was scraped and skinned, and the palm of one hand she had thrown out to stop herself was a mess of scraped skin and grit."

• "She looked around for the rat, but it was gone, nd the marble with it."

Multiple Choice

Which statement best summarizes the events on page 6?

• Coraline has all marbles; the cat explains that the other mother will break promises, and the house begins to flatten.

• Coraline decides to abandon her quest for her parents, accepting that she will be trapped in the other world with the other mother and the cat.

• Coraline discovers a hidden exit from the other world, but the cat refuses to go with her, warning her of greater dangers ahead.

• Coraline and the cat confront the other mother, who reveals her true form and tries to prevent them from finding the final marble.

Multiple Choice

RL 7.3: Which character trait does Coraline most clearly demonstrate on page 6 when she tells the cat, "Everything's going to be fine. I'll take you home."?

• Recklessness, as she ignores the clear danger of their situation.

• Compassion, as she tries to comfort the frightened cat and offers to protect it.

• Naivety, as she genuinely believes everything will be fine without understanding the full threat.

• Determination, as she resolves to find a way out of the other world for both of them.

Multiple Choice

Which statement best summarizes the events on page 7?

• Coraline realizes the cat is too heavy to carry and leaves it behind, then finds the door to her world is an illusion, trapping her forever.

• Coraline and the cat find that the door back to her world is locked, and they are left with no choice but to try and find another way out of the other mother's trap.

• Coraline forces the cat to follow her to the front door, where they encounter a final magical barrier that requires them to solve a riddle to proceed.

• Coraline carries the trembling cat back to her front door, which now looks like a child's drawing, and finds that it opens easily, allowing her to pass through.

Multiple Choice

RL 7.4: Which words from page 7 provide context clues for the meaning of "trembled"?

"If the only way out is past her," said Coraline, "then that's the way we're going to go." She went back to the cat, bent down, and picked it up. The cat did not resist. It simply trembled. She supported its bottom with one hand, rested its front legs on her shoulders. The cat was heavy but not too heavy to carry. It licked at the palm of her hand, where the blood from the scrape was welling up."

• To move slowly and deliberately.

• To shake involuntarily, often from fear or cold.

• To stand perfectly still and unmoving.

• To purr contentedly and loudly.

Multiple Choice

Which event from this chapter best represents "The Road of Trials" stage of the hero's journey?

The Road Back: The hero begins the journey back to the Ordinary World, but this return journey is not always easy and may involve further dangers or challenges.

• Coraline encounters the other crazy old man upstairs, and he tries to convince her to stay in the other world.

• Coraline explores the crazy old man's flat in her world, reflecting on her bravery.

• Coraline finally steps through the door back into her own flat with all the marbles to save

• Coraline chases the rat with the final marble, gets injured, and is helped by the cat to retrieve it.