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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. How does Bod feel whenever Silas leaves?

2. How does Bod feel when he learns of Miss Lupescu’s death?

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

4. What do the spirits do that make Bod angry?

5. What color is the flower cut from the graveyard?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is the Lady on the Grey?

3. How does Miss Lupescu die?

4. Why do the living people say nothing to Bod about the Danse Macabre?

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

6. Why does Bod want to go to school?

7. What changes does Bod see in himself before he leaves the graveyard?

8. What makes Bod so happy when he says goodbye to Liza?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bod’s ideas about Miss Lupescu change a number of times in the novel. What are the different stages of this relationship, and what causes the changes?

Essay Topic 2

What is the prophecy made in the novel, and how did it affect each portion of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Mrs. Owens takes on the role of mother for Bod. Why does she do this and what does this say about her personality?

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