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WorksheetsChap. 1 The Graveyard Book
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did the man Jack visit the house on the side of the hill?
a)
He had an appointment with the man who lived there.
b)
He was sent to kill the entire family of four.
c)
He was related to the family and wanted to visit.
d)
He was scheduled to paint the house.
2.
How did the man Jack track his prey?
a)
He had terrific vision and used night vision goggles.
b)
He used a digital navigation map to track his prey.
c)
He simply sniffed the air and scented them by smell.
d)
He used video surveillance to track his targets.
3.
How did the baby manage to escape the fate of his family?
a)
He was asleep and made no noise.
b)
The baby was hidden by the mother before she was found.
c)
The baby fell out of the crib and crawled behind the dresser.
d)
The baby climbed out of his crib and tottered up the hill.
4.
Mrs. Owens saw, "..a raw flickering, startling shape the color of television static, all panic and naked emotion..." What was this?
a)
The baby's mother, (in ghost form) pleading for someone to care for her child.
b)
A television set from the home next to the graveyard.
c)
Silas's shadow stretching over the hill.
d)
The Lady on the Grey coming to the meeting.
5.
How did Mistress Owens and the mysterious Silas save the baby?
a)
The hired a nanny for the child.
b)
They both adopted him and plan to raise him together.
c)
They encouraged the entire graveyard to help raise the child.
d)
They dropped him off at a safe orphanage for children.
6.
Who was the Lady on the Grey?
a)
She is Death.
b)
She is Mother Slaughter's cousin.
c)
She is the one who will raise the child.
d)
She is the only living person in the graveyard.
7.
Silas discourages Jack from coming into the graveyard after the baby. How does he do this?
a)
He seems to be able to control human minds.
b)
Jack is actually afraid of Silas.
c)
He takes Jack's memories of the child.
d)
All of the above.
8.
Why did Silas visit the house on the side of the hill?
a)
He wanted to observe evidence from the bodies.
b)
He needed to pick up some clothes for the baby.
c)
He needed to pick up some food for the living boy.
d)
He wanted to make sure the police would find the bodies.
9.
How did the child get his new name?
a)
Caius Pompeius wanted to name him Robert.
b)
Josiah Worthington wished to call him Harry.
c)
Mother Slaughter offered the name Jebidiah.
d)
Silas finally chose the perfect name for the child.
10.
What is the child's new name?
a)
Bob
b)
Nathan
c)
Buddy
d)
Nobody
11.
Who has agreed to act as the child's parents?
a)
Mr. & Mrs. Owens.
b)
Mr. & Mrs. Slaughter.
c)
Silas & Josiah Worthington.
d)
Caius Pompeius & Nehemiah Trot.
12.
Who has agreed to be the boy's guardian and to get food for him?
a)
Silas
b)
Josiah
c)
Lady on the Grey
d)
Mr. Owens
13.
There are around 1,000 souls buried in the graveyard, but only a certain number of them are "awake." How many ghosts are awake ?
a)
50
b)
300
c)
500
d)
750
14.
"His hair was dark and his eyes were dark and he wore black leather gloves of the thinnest lambskin." Which character does this quote describe?
a)
Nobody Owens
b)
Silas
c)
Jack
d)
Mr. Owens
15.
Normally, a graveyard is a scary place. Which quote best shows how the author makes the graveyard seem like a welcoming place for a child.
a)
"...with Owens and me having a lovely little tomb over by the daffodil patch. Plenty of room in there for a little one." (p. 28)
b)
"You could see the abandoned funeral chapel, iron doors padlocked, ivy on the sides of the spire..." (p. 12)
c)
"The gates were locked. They were always locked at four in the afternoon in winter, at eight at night in summer." (p. 13)
d)
"A chilly breeze blew across the graveyard, scattering the fog in the lower slopes of the place..."(p. 14)
16.
An author might give life-like qualities to a non-human object. This is called personification. Choose the quote that uses personification.
a)
"There were mildewed boxes of old parish records in one corner, and an open door that revealed a Victorian flush toilet..." (p. 27)
b)
"The child stepped out of the house a little hesitantly. The fog wreathed (wrapped) about him like a long-lost friend." (p. 12)
c)
"A knife in the dark, that was all it would take, and then he could search for the child all through the night, if he needed to." (p. 19)
d)
"He found the tall house on the side of the hill and he examined the three bodies he found there, and he studied the pattern of the knife-wounds." (p. 32)
17.
Identify the literary element used in this quote: "He (Jack) growled in the back of his throat, like a beast of prey, angry and frustrated." (p. 17)
a)
Simile
b)
Flashback
c)
Metaphor
d)
Imagery
18.
Identify the literary element used in this quote. "The graveyard kept its secrets." (p. 18)
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
d)
Imagery
19.
Identify the literary element in this quote. "He landed with a muffled thump on a small mound of fuzzy toys..." (p. 11)
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Imagery
d)
Flashback
20.
The Point of View refers to the person who is telling the story. Who is telling the story in The Graveyard Book?
a)
Silas
b)
Jack
c)
The author (third-person omniscient)
d)
Mistress Owens
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