Characters
Who is the main character in Coraline?
Coraline
What does Coraline find in her home?
A small locked door
Which word describes a scary feeling: cheerful or creepy?
Creepy
What is foreshadowing?
A hint about what may happen later
In "Coraline opens the door," which word is a noun? (hint: there are two correct answers)
Coraline and door
What animal talks to Coraline in the Other World?
The black cat
What is behind the door when Coraline first looks?
A brick wall
What is mood in a story?
Is a warning about danger a clue about future trouble? Did Coraline get a warning about danger? How?
Yes. The rats gave her a message about not going through the door.
She
Who has buttons for eyes?
The Other Mother (and the other world people)
What is a setting?
Where and when a story takes place
What mood does the dark passage create?
Uneasy, mysterious, or frightening
What do the neighbors' warnings suggest?
Coraline may face danger
In "The dark hallway is long," which word is an adjective?
dark or long.
Who warns Coraline about danger?
The old man upstairs. Miss Spink and Miss Forcible, and/or the rats.
What does the Other Mother want Coraline to do?
Stay with her and have buttons sewn over her eyes
What is tone?
The author's attitude toward the subject
How do the button eyes foreshadow danger?
They hint the other world is not safe and Coraline may be trapped
In "The cat jumps quickly," which word is a verb?
Jumps
How is the Other Mother different from Coraline's real mother?
She seems attentive at first but is controlling and dangerous
Why does Coraline decide she cannot trust the other mother?
The other world is a trap; the other mother threatens and controls others
How do dark pictures and unsettling dialogue create tone?
They create a suspenseful or threatening tone
Explain how one early clue prepares us for later events
Examples: warnings, the door, or the cat hints at the Other Mother's danger
In "She carefully opens the mysterious door," identify a pronoun, verb, adjective, and noun
She = pronoun
Opens = verb
Mysterious = adjective
door = noun