A Monster Calls - The First Tale Quiz

The king's four sons were killed by the fire of a dragon or the teeth of a ____.

• Lion

• Wolf

• Bear

• Tiger

What did the king decide to do for the good of his prince and kingdom?

• Build a castle

• Remarry

• Go to war

• Retire

How did the king's wife and the mother of the young prince die?

• In battle

• By illness

• By grief

• By accident

The future seemed secure in the hands of the ____.

• Old king

• Brave young prince

• Wise queen

• Loyal knights

The prince and the farmer's daughter raced away on horseback, stopping only at dawn to sleep in the shade of a giant ______.

• Tree

• Rock

• Mountain

• River

What did the monster say when Conor asked what he said?

• I know injustice when I see it

• The queen must be stopped

• The story is not yet finished

• Bring me walking.

The monster said, 'I never said she killed the farmer’s daughter, I only said that the ______ said it was so.'

• prince

• queen

• villagers

• monster

What did the prince do after taking out the knife?

• Slept

• Ran away

• Held it up in the moonlight

• Gave it to the monster

What did the prince need to help him topple the witch?

• The villagers' fury

• A magic spell

• A sword

• The monster's help.

The monster said, 'Sometimes people need to lie to ______ most of all.'

• themselves

• others

• the king

• the queen