A Monster Calls up to chapter 20

What did the first tale teach Conor?

• Life is complicated
• People are fundamentally good
• People are fundamentally bad
• Most People are both good & bad

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"...groaning like a living thing..." is an example of what figurative language? 

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Idiom
• Personification

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According to the monster, what are we most afraid of?

• The lies we tell
• The truths we hide
• The burdens we face
• The pain in our lives

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Why does the Monster save the queen in the first tale?

• because she wasn't a murderer

• because she wasn't evil

• because she was the Monster's sister

• because she killed the king

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Who says, "Sometimes people need to lie to themselves most of all."

• mum
• the monster
• grandma

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Which character would be considered the antagonist? 

• Ms. Kwan
• Harry
• Mum
• Conor 

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What is the best description of Harry?

• A bum who bullies 'weak' students

• A wizard

• A student who is jealous of Conor's attention at school

• A student who sees the monster too

True or false: Conor is afraid of a monster.

• True, the monster in his dream

• False

• True, the monster (the tree)

The author repeatedly says Conor feels...

• invisible
• angry
• bemused
• confused

Yew tree chapter: What is the update on Conor's mom?

• the new treatment is working, Conor's mom is getting better

• the last treatment/ medicine is made of yew tree and Conor's mom hopes it will work

• the yew tree will work and save his mom