Anna's Monsters Theme Quiz

Read the line from the first stanza of the poem.

"The Monsters are all in your head."

Which phrase best states the meaning of all in your head?

• easy to see

• ready to attack you

• only imagined

• giving you a headache

Which detail in the first stanza best helps the reader understand the meaning of all in your head?

• "I'm scared of the darkness,..."

• "I sleep with the lights on,..."

• "Whenever I climb into bed."

• "Anna, you're just being silly..."

Which statement best summarizes the speaker's message about fears?

• For most people, nighttime is scary because it is dark and quiet and nobody is awake.

• Many people are much too fearful, and some are even afraid of their own surroundings

• It can be hard to stop being afraid, even when someone proves that what you fear is not real.

• It is easy to get over a fear once someone shows you that your fear is based on something that is not real.

How are the events in stanzas two and three important to the poem's theme?

• These events show Anna doesn't like the dark of night because that is when she sees the monsters.

• These events show Anna remembers it was last night that she heard a squeak.

• These events show Anna's mother comes running in fear when Anna screams.

• These events show Anna believes that monsters make the noises that scare her in the dark.

The evidence that best supports the theme from stanza 2?

• "...because of what happened..."

• "...I screamed out in terror."

• "...Whatever, she asked me, was that?"

What evidence from stanza three best supports the theme?

• "I knew it was monsters,..."

• "It was all I could do..."

• "... a room that's all cheery and bright?"

Which line from the poem best summarizes a theme of the poem?

• "The monsters are all in your head!" (line 8)

• "Rolled over, and heard a strange squeak." (line 12)

• "So I screamed out in terror. My mother came running!" (line 15)

• "I don't like the darkness, I said to my mother," (line 21)