The Graveyard Book Chapter 1

Who is the main character in Chapter 1 of The Graveyard Book?

• Somebody Owens

• Anybody Owens

• Everybody Owens

• Nobody Owens

What is the name of the man who tries to kill Bod?

• Jack

• Tom

• John

• Mark

How does Bod escape from the man Jack?

• By overpowering the man Jack with his physical strength.

• By distracting the man Jack with a clever trick.

• Mrs. Owen's makes him disappear in the graveyard.

• By hiding in a secret underground tunnel.

Who is the mysterious person who becomes Bod's guardian?

• Nancy

• Mr. Frost

• Miss Lupescu

• Silas

What is the name of the graveyard where Bod lives?

• Ancient Burial Ground

• Old Town Cemetery

• Graveyard of the Forgotten

• New City Cemetery

What do Mr. and Mrs. Owens do for Bod?

• They send him to boarding school.

• They hire him as their gardener.

• They adopt and raise him in the graveyard.

• They become his legal guardians.

Casement

• Suggest or hint in an indirect and unpleasant way.

• A part of a window that lets it open like a door.

• Present reasons against something.

• A stone tower or pillar.

Expostulated

• A large formal assembly of people.

• Cover, surround or encircle something.

• Present reasons against something.

• The state of lasting forever.

Obduracy

• Refusing to do what others want.

• The state of lasting forever.

• A person who has a lot of authority.

• The final state or end point of a process.

Insubstantial

• A stone tower or pillar.

• Little strength and solidity.

• The state of lasting forever.

• Refusing to do what others want.