Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. What do Abraham’s stories create in Jacob’s character?

A) The push to overcome adversity

B) A drive to seek out adventure

C) Acceptance of mental illness

D) Belief in the impossible

2. Which of the following is the best description of Jacob’s feelings about his grandfather?

A) They are constant.

B) He pities him.

C) They are conflicting.

D) He fears him.

3. What is the symbolic significance of monsters in the novel?

A) They portray the evil in the modern world.

B) They reveal the relationship between Abraham and Franklin.

C) They represent evil people and places.

D) They are a symbol for modern technology.

4. Based on what Jacob’s father says, what might the reader conclude Franklin feels toward Abe?

A) Awe

B) Resentment

C) Pride

D) Repulsion

5. Why does Jacob continue to pursue his grandfather’s story despite doubts?

A) He is afraid he will regret never discovering the truth.

B) He believes his father is too hard on Abraham.

C) The tentacle-mouthed monster has convinced him monsters are real.

D) His therapist encourages him to pursue Abraham’s story.

6. What purpose does the motif of collections serve in the novel?

A) Each collection provides information about monsters.

B) The collections drive Jacob to seek out Abraham.

C) The motif teaches the reader about life in the 1940s.

D) Each collection contains clues for Jacob to follow.