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WorksheetsA Monster Calls
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Who visits from America to see Conor?
Lily
Dad
Harry
Old friend of Conor who protects him from bullies.
Mum
Grandma
Lily
Visits Conor after midnight and tells him three tales.
Yew Tree
Harry
Anton
Thirteen year old protagonist who has a mom with cancer.
Harry
Sully
Conor
Helps Conor and his mum. Conor lives with this person while the mum is in the hospital.
Grandma
Lily
Dad
Suffering with the pains of cancer.
Lily
Grandma
Mum
Bullies Conor at school and makes fun of his mum.
Harry
Dad
Lily
Why isn't Conor afraid of the monster.
He has seen worse in his nightmare.
He actually finds him very scary.
The monster is only a dream,
How does Conor feel about his grandma visiting in the beginning?
He welcomes her.
He doesn't want her to come.
He can't wait for her arrival.
When did Harry start to bully Conor?
When he noticed him after Conor started having the nightmare.
He always bullied him.
When Anton and Sully started telling him to do so.
What happened between Conor and Lily?
They became best friends.
Lily moved away so they lost their friendship.
Lily told about his mum having cancer and this broke their friendship.
How did Conor's world change when people discovered his mum had cancer?
They started to notice him.
He became invisible and was treated differently from before.
Everyone wanted to be his friend.
What did the monster say it wanted from Conor?
The truth
His rucksack
stories
Why does the yew tree come walking?
whenever he hears of problems
In matters of life and death
when he needs exercise
Why doesn't Conor like his grandma talking about going to a new school?
It represents the possibility of life after his mum's death.
He loves his currents school with all of his friend.
He is afraid to attend a new school.
Why did the yew tree go walking in the first tale?
to murder the evil queen for the prince
to save the queen because even though she was a witch, she was not a murderer
to defend the farmer's daughter
What was Conor's grandma's prized possession?
her settee
the clock
her dishes in the cabinet
How do we know Conor is excited to see his dad?
He smiled wider than he had for least a year.
He ran away.
He called his dad everyday until he arrived.
What is Conor's dad reaction to the story about the yew tree?
He loves the story and wants to meet the tree.
He is shocked and confused and he doesn't believe it.
He has no reaction at all to the tree story.
What time did the clock strike after he broke it?
12:00
12:03
12:07
Describe the Apothecary...
nice man who helped heal all people
bad tempered healer who the villagers didn't really like
the parson's best friend
Why didn't the grandma yell or get angry at Conor for destroying the sitting room?
She understood and needed to release anger as well.
She hated Conor for the destruction.
She hugged him and said it was ok.
What does it mean to be "worn thin?"
happiness
sadness
anger
When someone just can't take a situation any longer
Why was Conor relieved when his bullies came?
They noticed him and it felt normal.
They secretly were friends outside of school.
He enjoyed the pain.
Which character stopping "seeing" Conor?
Harry
Lily
Anton
What is significant about the new drug for mum's treatment?
Made from natural ingredients
Made with sugar
Made with the yew tree
The monster came walking to heal...?
Harry
Dad
Conor
According to the monster, stories are important if the carry the....
answers to life
truth
lies
Why was Lily's note so important to Conor?
She said....I see you!
She wants to be friends again.
She misses him.
Toward the end the monster tells Conor that it isn't what you what think that is important but what you...
eat
drink
DO!!
Why did the monster come to heal Conor when it was his mum that was sick?
as a joke
to help him deal with the three phases of death and to let him know that is is ok
to be his best friend
What hard fact does Conor finally come to terms with?
His mum's death.
He has to live with his grandma.
He is moving to America.
What do Conor and his grandma have in common?
Mum
Dad
Lily
What is the real monster that truly scares Conor?
life
darkness
death
If you speak the truth, the monster says,...
you will be able to face whatever comes
you will continue to have nightmares
you will gain lots of friends
What would have happened if Conor didn't tell the truth?
He would be injured.
He would remain in the nightmare.
The tree would stop walking.
Why does Conor feel he deserves the worst?
Because he told beat up Harry
Because he doesn't like his Grandma too much
Because the truth is the fact that he wanted his mom to die to take her out of the pain
____________________is half the healing.
Stories
Believing
Talking
According to the monster, what's harder than being invisible?
dealing with death
having no friends
failing school
Which one of the following words describes the ending of the novel?
tragic
sad
painful
all of the above
The Yew Tree says that not all stories have...
sad endings
happy endings
no endind
no main characters
The Yew Tree tells Conor that the difference between good and bad
is very clear
is sometimes blurred and not clear
What was the most important line in Lily's note?
I am sorry
Are you OK?
I miss being your friend
I see you
Why does Conor feel like the Yew Tree's stories are cheats?
Because they easy to follow...
Because they don't have a clear good guy...
Because they what the reader thinks is going to happen, does not happen at all...
Because Conor loves the good guys in the stories and feels badly for them
Conor let his mom go in...
the easiest way possible
the happiest way possible
the hardest way possible
the most confusing way possible
Do we, as the reader, feel like the mom knows the Yew Tree somehow?
yes
no
The monster would come at 12:07 because...
this was the time the mom was going to die
he liked this time the best
it suited him the best
The climax and turning point of this book was when...
Conor destroyed his grandma's sitting room
Conor beat up Harry
Conor listened to the second tale
Conor finally spoke his truth in the 4th Tale
The denouement of this book was when...
the Yew Tree came walking
Conor spoke his truth to his mom before she died
Conor went to eat pizza with his dad
Conor read the note from Lily
Which is an example of the Falling Action in the book?
When his Grandma comes to visit
When Conor is being bullied by Harry, Anton and Sully.
When Lily apologizes
When Conor realizes he isn't a bad person for wanting his mom to go...
