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  • The Other Mother’s world is colorful and beautiful at first.
    False
    Maybe
    True
  • Where does the Other Mother imprison Coraline?
    In a closet
    Under the floor
    In a cage
    Behind a mirror
  • What did Coraline do that resulted in the hand falling into the well?
    she set up a pretend tea party over the top of the well
    she set the marbles on a loose brick on the wells edge
    she swung on a tire swing across the well opening
    she tied the hand to her bike and dragged it over the well
  • Who is busy working on her computer and takes Coraline shopping for school clothes?
    The Other Mother
    Miss Spink
    Miss Forcible
    Mrs. Jones
  • The ghost children can speak freely to Coraline in the real world.
    True
    Only through mirrors
    Only at night
    False
  • Character Traits: curious, courageous, clever
    The Other Mother
    Miss Forcible
    Coraline
    Miss Spink
  • Character Traits: inattentive, busy, hardworking, clueless
    The Jones Parents
    The Black Cat
    Miss Spink
    Mr Bobo
  • In Coraline's picnic dream, what became of the three children she had saved?
    They set off for uncharted lands
    they became corallines guardian angels
    they finished living the live they had almost lost
    they returned to the house to save the other children
  • A universal theme for the story is
    Hate, misery, and dispair
    Hate the game, not the player
    Caution, temptation, trust, and love
    Live, laugh, love
  • What does Coraline do with the key after everything ends?
    Buries it
    Keeps it
    Throws it into a well
    Gives it t to the cat
  • The story ends with Coraline feeling:
    Sad
    Content and brave
    Scared
    Angry
  • What does the cat do to help Coraline escape?
    Knocks over a lamp
    Bites her hand
    Hides the key
    Scratches the Other Mother’s face
  • How did Coraline trick the other mother into opening the door?
    She told her the other father was hiding behind the door.
    Coraline asked her to let the cat go back through the door.
    She told her that her parents were hidden behind the door.
    he other mother opened the door to trick Coraline.
  • What does the hand want from Coraline? (p.144-145)
    Her love from her parents.
    Her soul.
    Her life.
    The black key.
  • Coraline’s real parents are kind but distracted.
    False
    Sometimes
    True
    All answers are correct
  • Who is busy working on his computer and loves to cook exotic recipes?
    The Other Father
    Mrs. Jones
    Mr. Jones
    Mr. Bobo
  • Coraline’s parents remember being trapped in the snow globe.
    True
    False
  • The cat tells Coraline that cats:
    Hate the Other Mother
    Are magic
    Have nine lives
    Don’t need names
  • What do the Other Miss Spink and Forcible look like?
    Half-cat
    Young and doll-like
    Old and wrinkled
    Shadowy figures
  • Who is very sarcastic, green eyes, and guides Coraline?
    The Other Father
    Mr. Jones
    Mr. Bobo
    The Black Cat
  • What happens when Coraline looks through the stone?
    She can see through walls
    She can see what’s real
    She sees her real parents
    She sees the cat
  • How does Coraline defeat the hand?
    Locks it in a box and throws it in the well
    Tricks it into falling into the well
    Burns it with a magnifying glass
    Crushes it with a brick
  • Who is a former actress that agrees Coraline is in trouble and is named Miriam?
    Miss Spink
    Mrs Jones
    Miss Forcible
    The Other Mother
  • The Other Mother’s name in the book is:
    The Beldam
    She has no name
    The Button Lady
    Beldam
  • A Symbol that is NOT in the novel is
    Mirror
    Slugs
    Key
    Shadows
  • What happens to the tunnel as Coraline crawls through it?
    It stays bright
    It turns to stone
    It gets darker
    It fills with water
  • What happens when Coraline refuses the button eyes?
    The Other Mother traps her
    The cat saves her immediately
    The Other Mother gets sad
    She wakes up at home
  • Who is the creature who feeds on souls and claims to love Coraline?
    Mrs. Jones
    The Ghost Children
    The Other Mother
    Miss Forcible
  • What peculiar detail does Coraline notice about her other mother’s fingers?
    They have long red nails
    They’re missing a finger
    They’re too long
    They twitch like spider legs
  • What advice did the cat give to Coraline when it came to handling the situation with the other mother?
    Trust the other mother.
    Challenge the other mother.
    Bring the other mother a gift.
    Run away from the other mother.
  • The Other Mother’s hand tries to steal the key.
    True
    False
  • What does the Other Mother cook that Coraline’s real mother never does?
    Fish
    Pancakes
    Roast chicken
    Macaroni
  • Who is manipulated by his wife and gets punished for revealing too much?
    The Black Cat
    The Other Father
    Mr. Bobo
    Mr. Jones
  • Coraline loves the food her father makes.
    Only at the end
    False
    True
    Sometimes
  • Character traits: tricky, possessive, malicious, liar
    Coraline
    The Other Mother
    Miss Forcible
    Mr. Jones
  • Who has the first name of April, gives Coraline the stone with the hole in it, and is a former actress?
    Miss Spink
    Mrs. Jones
    The Other Mother
    Miss Forcible
  • "She had never been so scared, but still she walked forward" best relates to which topic from the book?
    courage
    independence
    destiny
    family
  • What lesson does Coraline learn?
    The world is scary
    Courage means doing what’s right even when afraid
    Curiosity is bad
    Parents are boring
  • Character Traits: haughty, sarcastic, informative, loyal
    Mr. Bobo
    The Other Father
    Coraline
    The Black Cat
  • The ghost children tell Coraline what about the Other Mother?
    She eats souls
    She can’t leave her world
    She’s lonely
    She’s kind
  • Coraline’s hair color is the same in the book and movie.
    Blonde
    Brown
    Purple
    Blue
  • What did Coraline dream of when she was back home and safe?
    She dreamed about the other mother's right hand.
    She did not have any dreams.
    She dreamed about the mouse orchestra.
    She dreamed about having a picnic with the ghost children.
  • We finally learned the name of the crazy old man upstairs! What is his name?
    Mr. Koko
    Mr. Bobo
    Mr. Baggins
    Mr. Dodo
  • What design was on the old paper tablecloth Coraline's mother gives her for the doll picnic?
    red flowers
    teeth
    tea cups
    clocks
  • What happened to the marbles after the kids souls crossed the silver stream?
    they became dolls
    they became children
    they crumbled like fragile eggs
  • What does Coraline compare her parents to early in the story?
    Puppets on a string
    Adults who never listen
    Shadows with no joy
    Dolls with button eyes
  • What do the ghost children tell Coraline at the picnic?
    It isn't over.
    Other Mother will never let her go.
    They thank her and disappear.
    They're finally free.
  • What does Coraline look forward to at the end of the book?
    Starting a new school year.
    Getting a new neighbor.
    Going back to the other side.
    Moving to a new house
  • The cat can travel between worlds freely.
    False
    True
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