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A Monster Calls

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the book, A Monster Calls, what time does the monster first come?

(a)  

2.

What does the monster transform from?

a)

An Elm tree

b)

A graveyard tree

c)

A Yew tree

d)

An Oak tree

3.

Who is the narrator?

a)

Conor

b)

Conor's mum

c)

An unnamed third-person narrator

d)

The Monster

4.

In what tense is the novel narrated?

(a)  

5.

Who is the novels protagonist?

a)

Conor's mum

b)

Conor

c)

Lily

d)

The Monster

6.

What image occurs frequently in Conor's nightmare?

a)

A story

b)

A clock

c)

His mum

d)

Hands gripped together

7.

When does the monster tend to appear?

a)

12:07

b)

11:59

c)

1:00

d)

12:00

8.

The Yew tree is a healing tree... its job in the novel was to heal who?

a)

Conor's mum

b)

Conor

c)

Conor's Grandma

d)

Lily

9.

The Point of View in the novel was?

a)

Third Person

b)

First Person

c)

Limited

d)

Omniscient

10.

According to the monster, what are we most afraid of?

a)

The truths we hide

b)

The Lies we tell

c)

The pain we cause

d)

The burdens we face

11.

What was Conor's nightmare?

a)

Monsters

b)

His fears

c)

His grandma taking him away

d)

His mum slipping away

12.

The monster represented WHAT or WHO in the novel?

a)

The lies

b)

Our conscience

c)

The devil

d)

Evil

13.

Choose the BEST interpretation of the following quotation: "Because humans are complicated beasts"

a)

People are not simple.

b)

People are not simple. They have complex emotions and thoughts.

c)

People are complicated.

d)

Humans are not animals.

14.

What genre is A Monster Calls?

a)

Thriller

b)

Adventure

c)

Fantasy

d)

Comedy