Coraline - Chapters 2 and 3

What is the weather like when Coraline goes for a walk and sees Miss Spink?

• Warm and sunny

• Tornado

• Foggy

• Hot

What message do the mice have for Coraline?

• Don't play outside when there is lightning

• Don't get lost in the fog

• Stay away from Miss Spink

• Don't go through the door

What prediction do Misses Spink and Forcible have for Coraline?

• She will get lost in the fog

• She is in danger

• She will have a long and happy life

• She will die young

What does Miss Spink give to Coraline?

• Candy

• A sweater

• A flashlight to see in the fog

• A stone with a hole in it

How does Coraline feel about the prediction from the old ladies?

• She is excited

• She is scared

• She doesn't believe it

• She doesn't care

Where does Coraline's mother take her?

• To her grandmother's house

• Shopping for school clothes

• Grocery shopping

• To her 1st day of school

How is the mother's statement ironic?

("Not unless you can walk through bricks, dear." - pg. 24)

• Coraline does not need to walk through bricks to get to the other side

• No one can walk through bricks

• Coraline's mother really can walk through bricks

• The bricks are made of marshmallows

What is strange about the people on the other side of the door?

• They look like creepy clowns

• They speak another language

• They have buttons for eyes

• They completely ignore Coraline

How do her other parents feel about her arrival?

• They are angry that Coraline has disturbed them

• They don't care

• They treat her badly

• They are happy she is finally there

How are the rodents in the other world characterized?

• Dark rats with red eyes that sing

• Cute and fluffy mice

• Smart mice that talk

• There are no rats over there