A Monster Calls Quizzes

A Monster Calls Quiz 1

1 Who narrates A Monster Calls?
Patrick Ness

The monster

An unnamed third-person narrator

Conor
2 Who wrote A Monster Calls?
Siobhan Dowd

Patrick Ness

The monster

Conor
3 In what tense is A Monster Calls narrated?
Future tense

Past tense

Present tense

None of these
4 In what country is A Monster Calls set?
United States

Spain

Great Britain

Canada
5 Who is the novel's protagonist?
Siobhan Dowd

Conor's mother

Conor

The monster
6 Who had the original idea for A Monster Calls?
Siobhan Dowd

Patrick Ness

Conor

Ness's terminally ill son
7 What genre is A Monster Calls?
Fantasy

Mystery

Illness Memoir

Science fiction
8 What wakes Conor at the beginning of the book?
His mother coughing

His nightmare

Blinding lights from a car

His grandmother cleaning
9 What image is most prominent in Conor's nightmare?
A bright light

Life monitor machines beeping

A long hallway

Hands gripped together
10 When does the monster tend to appear?
Any time around midnight

Whenever it feels like

12:07

11:56
11 How old is Conor?
Fifteen

Thirteen

Thirty

Twelve
12 What is Conor's surname?
Ness

O'Toole

O'Malley

Markey
13 In what month does the novel begin?
January

October

December

July
14 From what does the monster transform?
A gravestone

A church

A yew tree

A maple tree
15 Where does the monster remain while dormant?
Conor's backyard

In the sky

A highway off-ramp

A graveyard
16 What is ironic about Conor's response to the monster?
Conor thinks it is his grandmother

Nothing ironic happens when they meet

Conor isn't afraid

Conor knew the monster was coming
17 What ends Conor's first encounter with the monster?
The monster puts Conor in his mouth

The monster shakes Conor's hand

The monster bursts into flames

Conor forces himself to wake up
18 What evidence does the monster leave behind on Conor's floor after the first appearance?
Seeds

Leaves

Branches

Fruit
19 What does Conor do with what the monster leaves behind after nighttime visits?
Sets fire to it in the yard

Hides the evidence in the trash

Sweeps it under his bed

Leaves it and tells his mother the window must have been open
20 Why is Conor's mother bald?
She prefers her head shaved

She has always been bald

Her hair suddenly fell out one day without reason

She is undergoing chemotherapy
21 What is the metallic taste Conor perceives when he arrives at school?
Blood from biting his tongue after being tripped

The lucky coin he puts in his mouth when crossing thresholds

His secret tongue piercing

A loose filling
22 Who is the main bully at Conor's school?
Sully

Anton

Lily

Harry
23 What is ironic about Harry?
He is Miss Kwan's son

He is considered "the Blond Wonder Child" while also being a bully

He has no friends

He is actually Conor's brother
24 Who is referred to as Conor's "poodle"?
Sully

Lily

Anton

Miss Kwan
25 What does it mean when Miss Kwan says "don't milk it"?
Don't cry

Don't exploit an advantageous position

Don't drink all the milk

Don't run too fast on the playground

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