A Monster Calls Understanding

At what time does the monster appear?

• 12.03

• 12.07

• 1.05

• 8.09

What is a portent?

• An everyday object that can magically transport a person from one location to another.

• A symbol that shows up at various times throughout the novel.

• A sign or warning that a momentous or calamitous event is likely to happen.

• A type of jam that Conor spreads on his toast at breakfast time.

Which of these themes can be found in A Monster Calls?

• Grief

• Family

• Education

• Hidden Emotions

What does a yew tree represent in Christianity?

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What is an example of foreshadowing in A Monster Calls?

• When the monster destroys the parson's house in the Second Tale.

• The shadow of the monster over Conor's window each night.

• When the monster and Conor's dad tells Conor 'stories don't always have happy endings'.

• The spikes from the tree Conor finds on his bedroom floor in the morning.

Which of these is an example of pathetic fallacy?

• "I wandered lonely as a cloud that floats on high.."

• The car roared to life.

• The moon was resting in the midnight sky.

• I wandered through the wilderness for hours on end

What is Conor's dad sceptical about in the chapter "Could it Be?

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How does Conor's perception of his father change as the novel progresses? Give a reason to explain why it changes.

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Why does the monster destroy the parson's house?

• He wants the parson to suffer further after the death of his daughters.

• He wants to blame the apothecary to get him into trouble.

• He is angry that the parson did not allow the apothecary to help the townspeople using the yew tree.

• He is actually destroying the Grandma's house.

What is an idiom?

• A common phrase used to convey meaning, e.g. 'over the moon'

• A phrase that gives a non-human object human-like features e.g. 'the car roared to life.'

• A phrase in which elements of nature reflect how a character might feel e.g. 'the pouring rain masked her tears.'

• A phrase that makes a comparison between two things e.g. 'Her voice was music to my ears.'