A Monster Calls

Why did the monster always show up at 12:07?

• The monster was already at another house at midnight

• Conor's real nightmare didn't end until 12:07

• That was the time of the mother's death

• The monster had to make sure Conor was asleep

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The prince justified the murder of the girl by stating...

• her sacrifice would be peace to the kingdom

• only a young female could be sacrificed

• she was really a wicked sorceress

• in order to be king, he had to kill a person

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Who represented the evil queen?

• Lily

• Mrs. Kwan

• Conor's grandmother

• the headmistress

Which THREE characters represented the selfish man in the second tale? There are more than ONE right answer!

• The Apothecary

• The Parson

• Conor

• Conor's father

Which THREE examples demonstrate that Conor wanted punishment?

• His anger over the saving of the queen

• His anger over the Apothecary not being punished

• His willingness to allow Harry to beat him

• Conor destroying the grandmother's room

Which is NOT a central theme of the story?

• Anger

• Pain

• Fear

• Trust

Which THREE inferences are true about his grandmother's attitude him?

• She hated Conor

• She cared for him but didn't know how to show it

• She was tough on him because she knew what he was about to go through

• She also struggled, and thought Conor was being too selfish

After the third tale, Conor would...

• tell the fourth

• would be granted one wish

• become the monster

• save his mom

Conor's truth was that...

• he could have held on to her longer but wanted the suffering to be over

• he was the monster

• he enjoyed the beatings

• he slept with a night light

Lily's biggest mistake was...

• defending Conor in front of Harry and his cronies

• telling classmates about his mom

• not looking at him when he needed her most

• not being there at the hospital

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