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

3. Why did Scarlett move back to England?

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

5. What does Mo do to make money?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Bod defeat the Jacks’?

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

6. How is Scarlett able to remember Bod?

7. How does Miss Lupescu die?

8. What gets Bod upset before the Danse Macabre?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The Jacks’ are very interesting characters. Who are they, and what role do they play in this unique story line?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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