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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 has Silas been doing on his trips?

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

3. What does Bod help the students at his school to do?

4. What is Bod told to do when he gets into the real world?

5. What season do the flowers bloom?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Scarlett able to remember Bod?

2. How do Bod and Scarlett part?

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

4. How does the novel end?

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

6. How do Silas and Bod part ways?

7. What helps Bod be successful at school?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Life and Death were two opposing and yet intricately related themes in the novel. How are these themes presented, and what message(s) was sent by the inclusion of this theme in the novel?

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

Protection is a strong theme in this story. Where does this theme appear, and which characters are most affected by the presence of this theme?

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