"Coraline" Chapter 4

She explores the Other World and enjoys it until her Other Parents reveal what they really want.

• a. Coraline Jones
• b. The Black Cat
• c. The Other Ms. Spink
• d. The Other Ms. Forcible
• e. The Other Mother

She says ―Is this a Dagger that I see before me?‖ and throws it to bust a balloon above Coraline‘s head.

• d. The Other Ms. Forcible
• a. Coraline Jones
• b. The Black Cat
• c. The Other Ms. Spink
• e. The Other Mother

She wants Coraline to stay with her but first she must let her replace her eyes with black buttons.

• e. The Other Mother
• a. Coraline Jones
• b. The Black Cat
• c. The Other Ms. Spink
• d. The Other Ms. Forcible

She recruits Coraline for the dagger and balloon performance and gives her chocolates for participating

• c. The Other Ms. Spink
• a. Coraline Jones
• b. The Black Cat
• d. The Other Ms. Forcible
• e. The Other Mother

He also wants Coraline to be part of their family and stay in the Other World forever.

• f. The Other Father
• a. Coraline Jones
• b. The Black Cat
• c. The Other Ms. Spink
• d. The Other Ms. Forcible

He cryptically informs Coraline that she has brought protection with her to the Other World.

• b. The Black Cat
• a. Coraline Jones
• c. The Other Ms. Spink
• d. The Other Ms. Forcible
• e. The Other Mother

What can the Black Cat do in the Other World that he can‘t do in the real world?

• a) jump over houses
• b) breathe underwater
• c) speak
• d) fly

Which set of character traits best describes the Black Cat?

• a) mean-spirited, vicious, and menacing
• b) indifferent, unconcerned, and distant
• c) haughty, aloof, and self-centered
• d) kind, amicable, and social

What gift does Miss Spink give Coraline after her theatrical performance?

• a) a box of chocolates
• b) beautiful green gloves
• c) a stone with a hole in it
• d) one of her Scottie dogs

The line her other mother‘s hand scuttled off Coraline‘s shoulder like a frightened spider is a mixture of:

• a) simile and metaphor
• b) simile and idiom
• c) simile and onomatopoeia
• d) simile and personification