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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Mr. Owens so hesitant to take on the young boy and care for him?

2. Who does Nobody meet inside the oldest grave?

3. Why does Bod steal something from the pawnshop?

4. What does Bod try to sell at the pawnshop?

5. Where is the treasure in the graveyard held?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do Scarlett's parents bring her to the cemetery so often?

3. How did Bod get into the ghoul land?

4. How does Bod prepare to leave the cemetery for the first time?

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

6. Why does Bod go to a pawn shop?

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

8. How does Jacks feel when he sees that he has not killed the young boy as planned?

9. What happens to Bod at the pawn shop?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bod’s ideas about Miss Lupescu change a number of times in the novel. What are the different stages of this relationship, and what causes the changes?

Essay Topic 2

Much of the plot follows the relationship between Bod and Scarlett. How does this relationship change over the course of the novel, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 3

Bod is able to use spells and other powers to help him solve problems. What are some of the spells used by Bod in the novel, and how do they become significant to the plot?

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