Characters
Who is the Main Character? (First and Last Name) Use word to describe her.
Coraline Jones (Brave, Smart, Strong, Intelligent)
Where does the story take place?
It takes place in Modern-day London.
Why did the other-mother kidnap Coraline's parents?
So that she could have Coraline all to herself.
Coraline saves 3 ghost children at a real picnic.
False, the picnic was in her dream.
How is the cat different from the cat in the other world?
It speaks and can teleport.
What or who is the conflict in the story between?
It is between Coraline and her Other Mother.
Who created the other world?
The other mother (The Beldam)
The first time Coraline opens the little door, she is brought to the other world.
False, she sees a brick wall the first time.
Who is the crazy man that lives above Coraline, and what does he do?
Mr. Bobo. He trains a mouse circus....
What is the theme of this story in your opinion?
Okay! Sounds pretty good.
Where did the other mother trap the souls of the lost children? Where did she trap the ghosts?
She trapped the souls in marbles, and she trapped the ghosts in the mirror room.
Coraline's parents never remember any of the things that happened in the past few days.
True.
Who gives Coraline the rock with the a hole in it and why?
Miss Spink & Miss Forcible. They saw danger in Coraline's future.
What is the conflict in the story?
Coraline's parents are kidnapped by her other mother and she needs to find them by facing challenges in the other world.
Where did the other mother trap Coraline's real parents?
She trapped them in a snow globe.
The cat can't talk in the real world, Coraline still forms a close bond with it though.
True
Who does Coraline find in the empty flat while searching for the lost souls? What condition was that person in?
Her other father, he looked sickly and had one missing eye.
What challenge did Coraline propose to her other mother to escape? What would happen if she lost?
Coraline plays a game with her other mother by finding her parents and the souls of the ghost children before her time was up.
She would have to stay in the other would and allow her other mother to sew buttons in her eyes.
What is the last thing that Coraline does to escape from her other mother?
She escapes by throwing the cat on her other mother (Injuring her) and sprints through the little door with the snow globe and the marbles before her other mother could capture her.
The other mother's hand steals the key from Coraline.
False.