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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. When does the Lady on the Grey help the living?

2. What does Bod call Silas?

3. Why will nobody living talk to Bod about the music?

4. What is Mr. Frost doing at the cemetery?

5. What bothers Bod most about school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bod try to stop Mo from doing what she does to the other students at school?

2. How is Scarlett able to remember Bod?

3. What makes Bod so happy when he says goodbye to Liza?

4. How does Mr. Frost forge a relationship with Scarlett’s mother?

5. What does Mo do to the other students at school?

6. What replaces the living school for Bod when he stops attending?

7. What does Scarlett do that puts Bod in danger?

8. Why does Silas finally allow Bod to go to school?

9. What strange things does Scarlett find when she researches the death of Bod’s family?

10. Why does Silas not want Bod to go to school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are a number of different settings in the novel. Describe some of these settings. Why might the author have chosen these settings for the plot to take place?

Essay Topic 2

What happens at the pawnshop, and what does this central event in the plot indicate about Bod's personality and character?

Essay Topic 3

Bod risks a lot to give a gift to Liza. What is this gift, and what does this symbolize to them?

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