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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. Why does Bod choose to stop going to the school?

2. What does the person at the gate do when Bod leaves?

3. Who is Mo’s helper at school?

4. Who explains the flower to Bod?

5. How does Bod know when Silas is preparing to leave?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Bod feel during the Danse Macabre?

3. Why does Bod want to go to school?

4. What helps Bod be successful at school?

5. How is Scarlett able to remember Bod?

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

7. How do Bod and Scarlett part?

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

9. What does Mrs. Owens say before Bod leaves the graveyard?

10. How do Silas and Bod part ways?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Training and education are topics of discussion in the novel. Where do these topics appear in the novel, and what affect do they have on the characters involved in those scenes?

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