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Coraline Chapters 1-8

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 2hrs 41mins

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Class
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1.

Which sentence from the text is an example of figurative language?

a)

"It's bucketing down"

b)

"Spink and Miss Forcible lived in the flat below Coraline's on the ground floor"

c)

She explored the garden.

d)

The door swung open.

2.

What line from the text is an example of imagery?

a)

"It's raining"

b)

"She turned on the television"

c)

"The big, carved, brown wooden door at the far corner of the drawing room--was locked"

d)

"It was a big garden"

3.

Which answer choice happened in the EXPOSITION of the story?

a)

Coraline explored the flat and counted everything.

b)

Coraline discovers a brick wall.

c)

Coraline escapes from the other mother.

d)

Coraline meets Miss Spink and Miss Forcible.

4.

What does Miss Spink and Miss Forcible seem to talk about?

a)

Their love for music.

b)

Their past lives in the theater.

c)

Their dogs.

d)

Their children and grandchildren.

5.

What is the message from the mice?

a)

"Try to give your parents another chance."

b)

"Please come see our show."

c)

"Don't go through the door."

d)

"Be careful with Miss Spink and Miss Forcible."

6.

Why did Coraline and her mother go to town?

a)

To buy school clothes

b)

To buy new play clothes

c)

To buy new toys

d)

To buy green gloves

7.

Why did Coraline's mother and the shop assistance think it would be best to buy Coraline a baggy sweater?

a)

So that she would grow into it

b)

Because Coraline was fat

c)

Because it was cheaper

d)

So that Coraline and her mother could share it

8.

What was Coraline trying to get when she climbed up on the chair with the broom?

a)

The keys to the door in the drawing room

b)

The keys to the car

c)

A cookie jar

d)

A statue of a dancing cat

9.

What confused her about the room on the other side of the mysterious door?

a)

It was almost an exact copy of her own home

b)

It was full of colorful bubbles

c)

There were people having a party

d)

It was empty, except for a note on a piece of cake reading "Eat Me"

10.

How was the other mother's skin tone compared to her real mother?

a)

White and pale like paper

b)

Black like tar

c)

Yellow like mustard

d)

Blue like blueberries

11.
What does the cat say when Coraline calls it "the other cat"?
a)
I am the other cat.
b)

I'm not the other anything.

c)
You are mistaken.
12.
Why does the cat say people need names but cats do not?
a)
Cats already know who they are.
b)

Cats don't like names.

c)
People forget who they are.
13.
What happens to Miss Spink and Miss Forcible after they open their coats on stage?
a)
They turn into old women.
b)
They turn into young women with button eyes.
c)
They disappear completely.
14.
What does Coraline get after she helps in the show?
a)
A small box of chocolates.
b)
A stuffed animal.
c)
A book.
15.

What does other mother want from Coraline?

a)

to keep her in other world, and have buttons sewn in place of her eyes

b)

to get rid of the cat

c)

She wants her to destroy the key to the other world.

d)

She wants to eat her.

16.

What happened to Coraline's parents while she was gone?

a)

They went on a vacation without her.

b)

They enjoyed their time together without her and were glad she was gone.

c)

They had been taken by the other mother and hidden away.

d)

They had been taken by the other mother and killed.

17.

Where does the other mother hide Coraline's real mother and father?

a)

In the cellar

b)

In the attic

c)

In the mirror

d)

In a snow globe

18.

What does the word triumph mean?

a)

to be successful

b)

to have a temper tantrum

c)

to be overexcited

d)

to run wild

19.

What advice did the cat give to Coraline when it came to handling the situation with the other mother?

a)

The cat told her to challenge the other mother.

b)

The cat told her to trust the other mother.

c)

The cat told her to run away from the other mother.

d)

The cat told her to bring the other mother a gift.

20.

Who does the Other Father mean when he talks about vermin?

a)

the rats

b)

the cat

c)

the Other Mother

21.

What does Coraline notice is different on the mantel?

a)

two people in a little picture frame

b)

a glass snow glove with 2 people in it

c)

a glass snow that she did not recognize

22.

What does she do when Coraline gets upset?

a)

puts her in the basement

b)

puts her inside of a mirror

c)

puts her in the closet

23.
In Chapter 7, what does Coraline find locked inside the mirror in the other world's hallway?
a)
- Her real parents
b)
- The other father
c)
- The other Miss Spink and Miss Forcible
d)
- The ghost children
24.
What does Coraline need to overcome to rescue the ghost children?
a)
- Her fear of the dark
b)
- Her fear of spiders
c)
- Her fear of the other mother
d)
- Her fear of being alone
25.
What riddle must Coraline solve to free the ghost children?
a)
- A mathematical equation
b)
- A word puzzle
c)
- Finding their hidden souls
d)
- A maze
26.
How does Coraline demonstrate bravery in Chapter 7?
a)
- By confronting the other mother
b)
- By exploring the other world
c)
- By choosing to rescue the ghost children
d)
- By standing up to the other father
27.
What does the other mother challenge Coraline to do in order to free her parents and the ghost children?
a)
- Solve a complex puzzle
b)
- Defeat her in a game of wits
c)
- Find the hidden souls and her parents
d)
- Escape from the other world
28.
What does Coraline use to help her find the hidden souls?
a)
- A map
b)
- The stone given to her by Miss Spink and Miss Forcible
c)
- A magnifying glass
d)
- A flashlight
29.
How does Coraline's ability to overcome her fears help her character develop in Chapter 7?
a)
- She becomes more independent
b)
- She becomes more trusting of others
c)
- She becomes braver and more resourceful
d)
- She becomes more cautious
30.
What role does the talking cat play in Chapter 7?
a)
- It helps Coraline find the hidden souls
b)
- It provides advice and moral support to Coraline
c)
- It distracts the other mother
d)
- It rescues Coraline's parents
31.
How does Coraline use her wits to rescue the ghost children and find the hidden souls?
a)
- By tricking the other mother
b)
- By carefully observing her environment and using the stone
c)
- By solving complex riddles
d)
- By using secret passages
32.

Who said the following: "Challenge her. There's is no guarantee she'll play fair, but her kind of thing loves games and challenges" (65).

a)

the rats

b)

the other father

c)

the cat

d)

Wybie

33.

What does "beldam" mean?

a)

a lunatic

b)

the master of beds

c)

a person who does not sleep

d)

a malicious old woman

34.

Who said the following: "She stole our hearts, and she stole our souls, and she took our lives away, and she left us here, and she forgot about us in the dark" (84).

a)

the cat

b)

the ghost children

c)

the rats

d)

the other father

35.

True or false: The other mother killed her own mother.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

What did Coraline offer the other mother if the other mother wins the game?

a)

to stay with her and let her sew buttons into her eyes

b)

the cat

c)

the protective stone

d)

to stay with her until her 30th birthday

37.

If Coraline wins, the other mother agreed to...

a)

let everyone go- Coraline's parents and the children she's trapped there.

b)

let Coraline's parents go but not the children she's trapped there.

c)

let everyone go- Coraline's parents and the children she's trapped there. But not Coraline, she must stay!

d)

to let Coraline and the lost souls of the children go.

38.

What does Coraline have to find in order to win the game?

a)

the souls of the 3 ghost children

b)

the souls of the 3 ghost children and her parents

c)

just her parents

d)

the souls of the 3 ghost children, her parents, and the key

39.

What does the other mother swear on?

a)

her left hand

b)

her right hand

c)

her heart

d)

her mother's grave