A Monster Calls

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?

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?

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

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.'