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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. What last name does Bod take at school?

2. What does Scarlett research after talking to Bod again?

3. Why did Scarlett move back to England?

4. What can Bod no longer walk through like he could?

5. Why is Bod able to leave the cemetery now?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the living people say nothing to Bod about the Danse Macabre?

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

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

4. What helps Bod be successful at school?

5. How do Bod and Scarlett part?

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

7. How is it decided that Bod will no longer go to school?

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

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

10. What gets Bod upset before the Danse Macabre?

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

Bod gives up his safety at the living school to stop the bullying he sees. How does Bod stop the bullying at school, and why is this an important decision in his life?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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