Coraline

Who are the old ladies in Coraline's building?

• Ms. Stink & Ms. Venable

• Ms. Spink & Ms. Forcilble

• Ms. Dink & Ms. Lovable

• Ms. Sunk & Ms. Winnable

What is Coraline's problem in the new house?

• She is bored.

• She keeps getting lost.

• She's lazy.

• She hasn't unpacked.

What does she find when exploring the house?

• a group of mice

• a tiny door

• a regular-sized door

• A shadow figure.

What is the message the mice have for Coraline

• We're going to kill you.

• Don't drink the tea at Ms. Spink and Ms. Forcible's.

• Don't go through the door.

• Don't bother your parents while they are working.

What does she find on the other side of the door?

• Her other brother

• Her mother brother

• Her other self

• Her other mother

What was odd about her other mother?

• She had buttons for eyes

• She had a scary voice.

• She didn't speak in a British accent.

• She was extra mean.

What was unusual about the cat Coraline meets in the other world?

• It barked

• It danced

• It was a human in disguise

• It talked

What is foreshadowed in the very beginning that becomes central to the resolution of the plot?

• the well, and how dangerous it is

• The crazy man's mouse circus

• the existence of "other mother"

• Wybourne's great aunt disappeared when she was a child.

How do the novel and film endings differ?

• In the novel, Coraline destroys other mother, and everything returns to normal, while in the film, a "hand" made of sewing needles escapes from the other world and tries to steal the key from Coraline.

• In the film, Coraline destroys other mother, and everything returns to normal, while in the novel, a "hand" made of sewing needles escapes from the other world and tries to steal the key from Coraline.

• In the novel, Coraline destroys other mother, but her right hand returns to the steal the key, while in the film, a "hand" made of sewing needles escapes from the other world and tries to steal the key from Coraline.

What is one technique Gaiman uses to create suspense in Coraline?

• dramatic irony

• situational irony

• verbal irony

• first person point-of-view