Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

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.

7. Why is Enoch motivated to keep Jacob from staying in the loop?

A) He does not respect Jacob’s gift.

B) Enoch didn’t like Abraham.

C) Enoch is jealous of Jacob.

D) He believes Jacob is a wight.

8. Based on the novel, what can the reader infer about Franklin?

A) Franklin is too serious and astute to believe in fairy tales.

B) He cannot relate to Abraham because he does not share his powers.

C) He believes stories are inappropriate for young children.

D) He willfully ignores signs of the truth of Abraham’s stories.

9. What is the symbolic significance of the apple that shrivels?

A) It represents the tensions between the loop and the real world.

B) It indicates what might happen to Jacob after leaving the loop.

C) It points to the deterioration of Jacob’s modern world.

D) It is an example of the dying present world around Jacob.

10. How does Jacob’s character grow in the novel?

A) Jacob develops skills to hide from adversity.

B) He begins to understand his father’s weaknesses.

C) His character shifts from dependence and trust to leadership.

D) Jacob learns it is okay to depend on others for help.

11. What inference can be made about Abraham’s purpose in telling Jacob the stories of his childhood?

A) He wanted Jacob to understand his life as a child.

B) He was on the verge of insanity and unaware of the dark influence of his stories.

C) He thought Jacob might like to meet Miss Peregrine one day.

D) He was preparing Jacob for the development of his gifts.

12. Which of the following best describes Miss Peregrine’s role in the story?

A) She is a mentor.

B) She is evasive.

C) She is an antagonist.

D) She is the leader.

13. Which of the following is a symbol for Jacob’s fear?

A) Nightmares

B) The tentacle-mouthed monster

C) Abraham’s bedtime stories

D) Dr. Golan

14. How does Emma play an important part in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children?

A) She has magical powers that keep the wights at bay.

B) She recognizes Jacob’s peculiarities that others cannot see.

C) She serves as a connection between the stories of Abraham and Jacob.

D) She guides Jacob to an understanding of Miss Peregrine’s home.

15. What comparison can be made between Jacob and his father?

A) Franklin is willfully ignorant, while Jacob believes his grandfather.

B) Jacob gives up easily, but Franklin has more stamina.

C) Both Jacob and Franklin do not believe Abraham’s stories.

D) Franklin is driven by fear, while Jacob chooses to overcome it.

Long Answer

Compose a response of 2-3 sentences, incorporating textual details to support your response.

1. How does the novel explore the idea of identity and belonging?

2. Select one of Jacob’s fears in the novel and explain how he overcomes it.