Why does Conor ask his father and the headmistress, 'You're not even going to punish me?' What does this reflect he is feeling?
Conor's hatred of being ignored stems from his deep need for connection and support during a challenging and painful time in his life.
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What type of figurative language is present here: 'Sully and Anton stood there, too, their smiles slowly shrinking.'
Alliteration
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Although the entire novel is revolved around Conor's mom's illness, she isn't a main character. Why might the author have made this choice?
It shows how sick the mom is / It highlights Conor's isolation
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What does Conor's mom reveal at the end of chapter 19 in the hospital?
that the previous treatments haven't worked / That she will be trying an experimental medicine made from yew trees
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What type of figurative language is this: 'Stories were wild animals and went off in directions you couldn't expect.'
Metaphor
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At this moment in the story, what does Conor believe the monster's purpose is?
To cure his mother
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What type of figurative language is this: 'It really had been an incredibly warm October, like the summer was still fighting to stick around.'
Personification
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What is Conor's grandma's reaction when she saw what he did in the living room?
She screamed / Went to her room and cried
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What type of figurative language is this: '...as if nothing in the world was wrong, as if nothing in the whole entire universe could ever happen to them.'
Hyperbole
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What type of figurative language is this: 'She walked right past him, her face twisted in tears...'
Alliteration
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Brain Break: Who did Lily kill in the vocabulary story this week?
William
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If they were FRANTICALLY searching, it means they were ...
looking very quickly or in a worried way
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What type of imagery is this: 'And then again until it became a single sound, a single ongoing horrible groan.'
Auditory
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Name one PRO and one CON for having a child narrator.
Pro: Empathy / Con: Unreliable
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What type of imagery is this: 'The Monster's face went stormy.'
