Monster by Walter Dean Myers
Authored by Meghan Arnold
English
6th - 8th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz focuses on Walter Dean Myers' novel "Monster," covering plot details, character analysis, and narrative structure appropriate for middle school English Language Arts instruction. The questions assess students' comprehension of key story elements including point of view, character motivation, plot development, and thematic understanding. Students need strong reading comprehension skills to understand Steve Harmon's psychological coping mechanism of viewing his trial as a screenplay, the significance of the title "Monster" as both an external label and internal struggle, and the complex legal proceedings involving multiple characters with varying motivations. The quiz requires students to distinguish between different characters' roles in the trial, understand the reliability of witness testimony, and analyze how the protagonist's family and teachers view him versus how the legal system perceives him. This material aligns with grades 6-8, as students must demonstrate literal comprehension while also interpreting character relationships and thematic elements that require more sophisticated analytical thinking. Created by Meghan Arnold, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 6-8, this quiz serves multiple instructional purposes for students reading "Monster" in middle school English classes. The assessment works effectively as a chapter-by-chapter comprehension check, helping teachers monitor student understanding of plot progression and character development throughout the novel. Teachers can implement this quiz as a formative assessment tool during reading to identify students who may need additional support with complex narrative elements or character tracking, or as a summative review before class discussions about the novel's themes of identity, justice, and moral responsibility. The quiz supports standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.3 for analyzing character interactions and plot development, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.6 for understanding point of view and narrative techniques, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.2 for determining themes and analyzing character development. This assessment can be used for homework assignments, warm-up activities to begin class discussions, or as preparation material before students engage in deeper analytical writing about the novel's social and moral themes.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Who's point of view is the story told?
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Why does Steve decide to go through his criminal trial as if he is writing a play?
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What movie did Steve say his play opened up as?
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Why is the book called Monster?
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is Petrocelli saying Steve's role is in the robbery and murder?
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Who is Steve's defense attorney?
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
age 23, on trial for murder, shot Alquinaldo Nesbitt while robbing his store
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
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