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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the young boy escape getting killed at the opening of the novel?
(a) He pretends to die.
(b) He slips out of his crib.
(c) He hides under the bed.
(d) He says a secret password.

2. What was Caius’s occupation in life?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Soldier.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Cartographer.

3. What is Nobody doing when he meets Scarlett?
(a) Picking flowers.
(b) Reading.
(c) Tracing letters.
(d) Jump roping.

4. Why does Bod get new clothes before leaving the graveyard?
(a) His are too small.
(b) His don’t look normal.
(c) His are unique.
(d) His are dirty.

5. What animal does the Lady on the Grey ride?
(a) A donkey.
(b) A horse.
(c) A Pegasus.
(d) A mule.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is in the far corner of the cemetery?

2. Where is Bod taken into the ghoul world?

3. Who protects the young boy after his family is killed?

4. Why is Miss Lupescu brought to the graveyard?

5. Why do Scarlett’s parents feel the way they do about Nobody?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Silas say he will do to help the child who comes to the graveyard?

2. Who is Liza?

3. What do Scarlett's parents think when they first hear about Bod, and why?

4. Who helps Bod in the pawn shop, and how?

5. What happens at the very beginning of the novel and why does this take place?

6. How is Bod able to get out of the ghoul land?

7. Who is Mrs. Owens and why does she have such a desire to protect the young child at the beginning of the novel?

8. What changes Bod’s mind about Miss Lupescu?

9. How did Liza die?

10. What does Bod want to do for Liza and why?

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