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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 can Bod no longer walk through like he could?

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

3. Why did Jacks want Bod dead?

4. Why will none of the dead talk to Bod about the music?

5. How does Bod fit in at school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Jacks threatened with?

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

3. Why do the ghosts say nothing to Bod about the Danse Macabre?

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

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

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

7. Who is the Lady on the Grey?

8. How does the novel end?

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

10. What happens at the Danse Macabre?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Human nature is a strong symbol in the novel. Where does this symbol appear, and what role does it play in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Diversity and discrimination are two major and related themes in the novel. Where do these themes appear, and how do they work together to propel the plot of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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

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