1 Who narrates A Monster Calls? Conor Patrick Ness An unnamed third-person narrator The monster 2 Who wrote A Monster Calls? Patrick Ness Conor The monster Siobhan Dowd 3 In what tense is A Monster Calls narrated? Future tense Present tense Past tense None of these 4 In what country is A Monster Calls set? Spain Canada Great Britain United States 5 Who is the novel's protagonist? Siobhan Dowd The monster Conor's mother Conor 6 Who had the original idea for A Monster Calls? Patrick Ness Ness's terminally ill son Siobhan Dowd Conor 7 What genre is A Monster Calls? Illness Memoir Mystery Fantasy Science fiction 8 What wakes Conor at the beginning of the book? Blinding lights from a car His mother coughing His grandmother cleaning His nightmare 9 What image is most prominent in Conor's nightmare? Hands gripped together A long hallway A bright light Life monitor machines beeping 10 When does the monster tend to appear? 11:56 Any time around midnight Whenever it feels like 12:07 11 How old is Conor? Twelve Thirty Fifteen Thirteen 12 What is Conor's surname? Ness O'Malley Markey O'Toole 13 In what month does the novel begin? October July January December 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? In the sky A graveyard Conor's backyard A highway off-ramp 16 What is ironic about Conor's response to the monster? Conor thinks it is his grandmother Conor isn't afraid Nothing ironic happens when they meet Conor knew the monster was coming 17 What ends Conor's first encounter with the monster? Conor forces himself to wake up The monster puts Conor in his mouth The monster bursts into flames The monster shakes Conor's hand 18 What evidence does the monster leave behind on Conor's floor after the first appearance? Fruit Leaves Branches Seeds 19 What does Conor do with what the monster leaves behind after nighttime visits? Leaves it and tells his mother the window must have been open Hides the evidence in the trash Sets fire to it in the yard Sweeps it under his bed 20 Why is Conor's mother bald? She prefers her head shaved She is undergoing chemotherapy She has always been bald Her hair suddenly fell out one day without reason 21 What is the metallic taste Conor perceives when he arrives at school? The lucky coin he puts in his mouth when crossing thresholds Blood from biting his tongue after being tripped His secret tongue piercing A loose filling 22 Who is the main bully at Conor's school? Lily Harry Sully Anton 23 What is ironic about Harry? He is actually Conor's brother He is Miss Kwan's son He is considered "the Blond Wonder Child" while also being a bully He has no friends 24 Who is referred to as Conor's "poodle"? Miss Kwan Lily Anton Sully 25 What does it mean when Miss Kwan says "don't milk it"? Don't exploit an advantageous position Don't drink all the milk Don't cry Don't run too fast on the playground
