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

2. What do the people do when the music plays after the flower is cut from the graveyard?

3. Where does the interlude take place?

4. What method is used to teach Bod about the real world?

5. What is Mr. Frost’s first name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Bod feel during the Danse Macabre?

4. Who is the Lady on the Grey?

5. What is Jacks in trouble for?

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

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

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

9. How does Bod defeat the Jacks’?

10. How does the novel end?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bod had a very unconventional childhood. First, describe his upbringing. Then, explain how you think his childhood will affect his new life as an independent adult.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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