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Who is the main character in the book? Describe their personality.

Coraline Jones is a young, curious, intelligent, brave explorer.

100
Where does the story take place?
The story takes place in modern-day London, England.
100
Why did the other mother kidnap Coraline's parents?
The other mother Kidnapped Coraline's real parents so that she could keep Coraline to herself and love her.
100
Coraline meets the three ghost children that she saved at a real picnic.
False, it was just her dream that she was at a picnic with the ghost children.
100
What genre is the book Coraline?
The book Coraline is mostly fantasy and a little bit of horror.
200

Is the cat that was in the other world the other cat, or just the cat from the real world?

The cat in the other world is just the cat from the real world.

200
Is the conflict in this story internal or external, and what or who is the conflict between?
The conflict in this story is external, and the conflict is between Coraline and her other mother.
200
Who created the other world?
The other mother created the other world.
200
Coraline reopens the door to the other world to explore and have another adventure.
Unknown, but I'm assuming it's false because Coraline threw the key that opens the door to the other world down the well, but she might have a spare key.
200
Who is the author of the book Coraline?
The author of the book Coraline is Neil Gaiman.
300

Who is the crazy old man who lives in the flat above Coraline, and what does he plan on doing?

The crazy old man's name is Mr. Bobo, and he plans on training a mouse circus.

300
What is the theme of this story in your opinion and why do you think so?
In my opinion, the theme of this story is that "life is a mystery", because the book was all about a different world, and I think it teaches people that there is always more to know than we think.
300
Where did the other mother trap the souls of the ghost children?
She trapped the three souls of the ghost children in marbles that were scattered around the other world.
300
Coraline's parents don't remember any of the things that happen in the past few days.
True
300
What do you think the author's purpose of writing this book was and why?
I think the author wrote this book to entertain kids because the selection wasn't giving us information, or persuading us into doing something. I thought the story was just fun and had a very interesting plot.
400

Who gives Coraline the rock with the hole in the center of it, and why?

Miss Spink and Miss Forcible give the rock to Coraline for protection.

400
What is the conflict in the story?
Coraline's other mother kidnaps her real parents and Coraline needs to find them by facing the challenges in the other world, against her other mother.
400
Where did the other mother trap Coraline's real parents?
The other mother trapped Coraline's real parents in a snow globe, that was put in the little door in Coraline's other room.
400
The cat can't talk in the real world, but Coraline forms a close bond with it.
True
400
What do you think the climax of the story was and why do you think so?
I thought the climax of the story was when Coraline barely escapes the other world with the globe, marbles, and the black cat. I think this scene was the climax because I was highly interested and this point of the story was a page turner for me.
500

Who are all the people Coraline meets in the other world?

Coraline meets the other mother, other father, other Mr. Bobo, other Miss Spink, other Miss Forcible, and the ghost children who were trapped in the mirror in the other world.

500
How is the conflict resolved in the story?
Coraline decides to play a game with her other mother by finding the souls of the three ghost children and finding her parents before her time is up. She wins the challenge and escapes the other world by injuring her other mother and running through the door that takes her to the real world.
500
How does Coraline escape from the other mother in the scene where she finds her parent's in a snow globe?
Coraline escapes her by throwing the black cat she had in her arms at her other mother, and sprinting through the little door with the marbles and the snow globe in her hands before anyone could stop her.
500
The other mother's hand steels the key from Coraline.
False
500
True/False Did Coraline keep the key that opens the door to the other world?
No she dropped it down the well that is nearby, and the key will be lost forever, unless she has a spare one.