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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 does Mrs. Owens choose to help the young boy?

2. What does Caius call the oldest grave in the cemetery?

3. Where is the entrance to the ghoul world?

4. What has Liza wanted ever since her death?

5. What does Bod do when Miss Lupescu leaves for the day?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What keeps Jacks out of the cemetery after the young boy is taken in there?

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

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

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

6. What is Ghulheim?

7. Please describe the ghoul land.

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

9. How is the young boy able to escape from his home at the beginning of the novel?

10. How did Bod get into the ghoul land?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Miss Lupescu’s death is very shocking to Bod. How does Miss Lupescu die, and what does this symbolize to Bod?

Essay Topic 2

Neil Gaiman has a very unique writing style. How would you describe this style, and why do you think that style was used for this particular story line?

Essay Topic 3

Silas plays a very interesting role in the storyline. What is Silas's role in the novel, and how did he go about fulfilling it to the best of his ability?

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