Coraline Chapters 9 & 10

How did the other mother try to cheat when Coraline was looking for the souls?

• The other mother tried to lock her in the closet.

• The other mother swallowed one of the souls so that she couldn't find it.

• The other mother made the other father try to hurt her and prevent her from searching.

• The other mother didn't cheat.

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Where does Coraline think she will find her parents?

• In the basement with the other father.

• In the upstairs room with the crazy old man.

• In the theater with Miss Spink and Miss Forcible.

• In the snowglobe on the mantle.

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What happens the closer Coraline gets to finding her parents and the lost souls?

• The house disappears

• The house changes shape and flattens

• She gets smaller and smaller

• She sees more and more rats

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The main conflict of the story is between Coraline and

• the cat

• her parents

• the other mother

• the rats

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What three words could be used to describe Coraline?

• foolish, old, mean

• brave, smart, curious

• caring, quiet, scared

• lazy, selfish, mean

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Why can't the ghost children leave with Coraline?

• The light would shrivel them up.

• They were chained to the wall.

• They can't walk.

• They need a magic potion to be able to leave.

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Who helps Coraline retrieve the last marble?

• the "other" father

• the rats

• the black cat

• the "other" Miss Spink

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"The room was dark. The only light came from the hall, and Coraline, who was standing in the doorway, cast a huge distorted shadow onto the drawing room carpet. . ."

In this context, distorted means...

• huge

• ugly

• misshapen

• invisible

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"Other than that, the room was empty; there were no knickknacks on the mantelpiece, no statues or clocks; nothing that made it feel comfortable or lived-in."

Knickknacks are

• giant statues

• grandfather clocks

• small decorative items

• bowls of fruit

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"Half of her wanted to be rude to it; the other half of her wanted to be polite and deferential."

If you are deferential, you...

• are respectful

• are quiet

• are mean

• are ignorant

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