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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 Mr. Frost doing at the cemetery?

2. Who is the first person Scarlett meets in the graveyard when she returns?

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

4. How does Miss Lupescu die?

5. Who scolds Jacks at the interlude?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bod want to go to school?

2. How does Miss Lupescu die?

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

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

5. How is Scarlett able to remember Bod?

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

7. What is Jacks in trouble for?

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

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

10. What helps Bod be successful at school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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?

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