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Please answer the following questions in complete sentences using evidence from the text on your
own paper.
1. Atmosphere is the tone or mood of a story. Describe the atmosphere in the first few pages. How
does Neil Gaiman create this atmosphere?
2. How does the man Jack track the baby?
3. What do the ghosts who scare the Owens look like? What is the difference between old and new
ghosts?
4. How is Silas different from the graveyard’s residents?
5. What role did the Lady in Grey play in setting the decision of the graveyard folk as to whether or
not they should keep the child? What was their decision?
1. What reason did Silas give as to why Bod wasn’t allowed out of the graveyard?
2. What special abilities does the Freedom of the Graveyard give Bod?
3. Who is Scarlett Amber Perkins?
4. Describe the “scarecrow” in the underground chamber. What is its purpose? Why weren’t Bod
and Scarlett afraid?
5. Describe the fate of the farmer who entered the hill in which the Celt was buried, and the young
man who dreamed of riches.
6. Why is Scarlett’s family leaving?
1. How can someone tell which grave in a cemetery belongs to the ghouls?
2. Why must Silas leave? How did Bod feel about this? How do you know?
3. What are the Duke of Westminster, the Bishop of Bath and Wells, and Archibald Fitzhugh?
4. Where are Bod’s new friends taking him?
5. How do the night-gaunts help Bod three times? Describe all three times.
6. What is Miss Lupesco? How does Bod’s impression of Miss Lupesco change during the chapter
and why?
1. Using BYOD investigate the meaning of “Danse Macabre” as a French expression and explain it.
2. Why can’t Silas dance the Macabray?
1. What task must the man Jack complete? Who does this not bode well for?
2. What clue do we have in this chapter that the meeting may have taken place in Europe?
3. What kind of group meeting was in the Washington Room that night?
4. How does this short chapter add a renewed sense of drama to the plot?
5. Three men are mentioned as being present at Jack’s table but “were making a point of not
listening to Jack’s conversation.” What indicates that they were indeed listening? Why do you
think they pretended to not listen?
1. Why don’t Bod and Fortinbras Bartleby have much to say to each other anymore?
2. What excuse did Ms. Owens give Bod as to why Silas hadn’t killed Jack?
3. According to Bod, why hasn’t Silas told him everything about the man who killed his family?
4. What does Scarlett discover about Mr. Frost’s house?
5. What advice did Bod ask of the Sleer? What was their response?
6. How does Bod get rid of Mr. Dandy and the other two Jacks with him?
7. Describe how Bod was able to get the white-haired man to tell him the reason why his family
had been killed. Why had Bod’s family been killed?
8. What was the mission of Silas and Miss Lupescu? What happened to Miss Lupescu
1. Why is Bod having difficulty seeing the dark when Silas takes him inside the chapel?
2. What is Bod going to do once he leaves the graveyard?
3. What was Ms. Owen’s able to remember as she is saying good-bye to Bod?
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