The Graveyard Book Chap. 3

How old is Bod at the beginning of Chapter 3?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

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CCSS.RL.5.1

What reason did Silas give Bod as to why he needed to leave the Graveyard?

• He lost The Freedom of the Graveyard and had to leave.

• He was teaching another boy in another cemetery.

• Bod ran out of food and he needed to go get more.

• He needed to obtain some information and needed to travel.

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What is the BEST description of a ghoul-gate? (according to page 61)

• It's cold, has scraggly weeds, the headstone is cracked in half or the top is missing, and the name on the grave cannot be read.

• It has a Mother Mary statue that has been covered with graffiti and dead roses curl around the stones.

• It is wet, damp and has a large oak tree that covers the entire burial and the gate is made from human bones.

• It has a large, rusted iron gate that swings wide open into a stairway leading down to the Indigo Man and the Sleer.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

Who was Bod's new teacher while Silas was gone?

• Mr. Owens

• Mrs. Owens

• Miss Lupsecu

• The Man Jack

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Which is the best description of Bod's new teacher?

• She rode a white horse, had long flowing hair and a dress made form cobwebs.

• He was tall, had black clothes, used lambskin gloves and carried a knife.

• Her face was pinched, she had grey hair, her teeth were crooked and she was not pretty.

• He was from Roman times, wore a toga and spoke in dramatic ways and waved his arms around.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

Select 3 pieces of evidence that prove Bod did NOT like his new teacher.

• She brought horrible types of food for him to eat.

• She would not use his name and called him, "boy."

• She brought her terrifying dog who growled and chased Bod through the graveyard.

• Her lessons made Bod feel stupid because he did not know anything about them.

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CCSS.W.5.9A

Select all 3 names of the ghouls who talk with Bod.

• Duke of Westminster

• Empress of Wellham and North

• Bishop of Bath and Wells

• Honorable Archibald Fitzhugh

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CCSS.RL.5.1

Which characters do these quotes describe? "...faces staring into his could have been those of mummified humans...fleshless and dried...mouths that grinned to reveal sharp teeth; bright beady eyes; clawed fingers that moved and tapped." (p. 76)

• Night Guants

• Ghouls

• Mist Walkers

• High Hunters

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CCSS.RL.5.1

Select 2 reasons why was Bod willing to pass though the ghoul-gate and go with them.

• They offered him tons of money and riches!

• Bod wanted to be appreciated, and not ignored.

• They offered him the "best food" in the whole world!

• Bod felt that he might find Silas if he traveled through the gate.

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What were the magic words used to open the ghoul-gate?

• "Make it so!"

• "None Shall Pass!"

• "Open Seseme!"

• "Skagh! Thegh! Khavagag!"

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