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WorksheetsThe Graveyard Book Test
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 4hrs 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the author
a)
Neil Gaiman
b)
Kate Dicamillo
c)
Langston Hughes
d)
Jack Meryes
e)
Stephanie Paterson
2.
Who is Jack
a)
A Uncle
b)
A cable technician
c)
A murderer
d)
The Father
3.
Who is Bods guardian?
a)
Silase
b)
Silas
c)
Jack
d)
Ms. Lupescu
4.
How many heads does the Sleer have?
a)
3
b)
2
c)
1
d)
100000000
5.
Who raises Bod?
a)
Ghosts
b)
Silas
c)
Ms. Lupescu
d)
No one
6.
What did Silas bring back from his trip?
a)
A fish
b)
A candy bar
c)
A golden bridge
d)
Nothing
7.
When Bod is sent out, of the graveyard, what is he given?
a)
A wallet
b)
A suitcase
c)
Money
d)
A suitcase & a wallet, passport
8.
When does Silas sleep?
a)
Day
b)
Night
c)
Twilight
d)
Never
9.
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.
10.
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.
11.
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.
12.
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.
13.
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.
14.
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.
15.
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.
16.
What is the child's new name?
a)
Bob
b)
Nathan
c)
Buddy
d)
Nobody
17.
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.
18.
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
19.
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
20.
"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
21.
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)
22.
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)
23.
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
24.
Identify the literary element used in this quote. "The graveyard kept its secrets." (p. 18)
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
d)
Imagery
25.
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
26.
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
27.
Why was Bod confined to the graveyard?
a)
He was unable to climb over the fence.
b)
His mother wanted to keep him close to her
c)
Silas told him he was unsafe outside the graveyard boundaries.
d)
Bod would disappear if he left the graveyard area.
28.
How did Bod learn to read and write?
a)
Silas had him search for letters on tombstones and copy them.
b)
Mrs. Owens read him "Cat and the Hat" so he could learn to rhyme.
c)
Mother Slaughter taught school to all the child ghosts and Bod learned to read.
d)
The Freedom of the Graveyard automatically gives Bod the power to understand letters.
29.
How did Scarlett and Bod become friends?
a)
Scarlett lost her cat in the graveyard and Bod helped her find it.
b)
Scarlett is a ghost and kept Bod company in the graveyard.
c)
Scarlett's mother told her to go find a playmate at school and she met Bod.
d)
Scarlett notices Bod and makes a face at him then he sticks his tongue out at her.
30.
Why were Scarlett's parents convinced Bod was an imaginary playmate?
a)
Because Scarlett told her mom she played with a boy named Nobody who lived in a graveyard.
b)
Because Scarlett's mother heard her talking to herself in the graveyard.
c)
Because Scarlett had 2 previous imaginary friends named Sam and Krusty.
d)
Because Scarlett has a vivid imagination and constantly makes up stories.
31.
Why did Bod visit Caius Pompeius?
a)
Bod wanted to know if Caius was the oldest to be buried in the graveyard.
b)
Bod wanted to know stories about the Roman soldiers.
c)
Bod wanted to know the history of the Celts.
d)
Bod wanted to know how Caius died and came to buried.
32.
What did he learn about the oldest inhabitant of the graveyard?
a)
That the oldest person buried there was Silas.
b)
That the oldest person buried there came before the Celts and Romans.
c)
That the oldest person buried in the graveyard was actually a werewolf.
d)
That the oldest person buried there was a serial killer who kept killing as a ghost.
33.
In the context of the graveyard, what is a barrow?
a)
It is a special monument, in the graveyard, to honor dead politicians.
b)
It is a place in the graveyard where the living sit on benches.
c)
It is a stone building that houses a dead family's ashes.
d)
It is an ancient burial mound found in the graveyard.
34.
What discoveries did Scarlett and Bod make in the barrow?
a)
They discovered a tattooed man wearing a necklace of teeth.
b)
They discovered a crumpled corpse dressed in a long brown coat.
c)
They discovered an old brooch, a cup and a little stone knife.
d)
They discovered all of those items.
35.
According to the descriptions in chapter 2, who is the character in the picture?
a)
This is Cauis Pompeius.
b)
This character is the Sleer.
c)
This character is the Indigo Man.
d)
This character is Miss Lupescu.
36.
According to the descriptions in chapter 2, who is the character in the picture?
a)
This is Cauis Pompeius.
b)
This character is the Sleer.
c)
This character is the Indigo Man.
d)
This character is Miss Lupescu.
37.
What did the Sleer guard and protect?
a)
A cup, a little stone knife and an old brooch.
b)
A gold chest, a diamond cup and an emerald necklace.
c)
A silver sword, an old brooch and an ancient ring.
d)
All the dead souls who rested in the graveyard.
38.
Why was Silas doubtful Bod would ever see Scarlett again?
a)
Because Scarlett got hurt by the Sleer and her parents blamed Bod.
b)
Because Scarlett was reported as missing to the police and her parents blamed visiting the graveyard.
c)
Because the Indigo Man cut Scarlett's arm and her parents blamed visiting the graveyard.
d)
Because Scarlett was lost for 3 days and it made her parents frantic.
39.
Scarlett did come to see Bod one more time. What idea did she give to him?
a)
She wanted him to come to Scotland with her family.
b)
She wanted to tell Bod he would have to leave the graveyard some day.
c)
She wanted to encourage Bod to learn to read better.
d)
She wanted Bod to give her the Freedom of the Graveyard as a gift.
40.
"While you are here, you can see in the darkness. You can walk some of the ways the living should not travel. The eyes of the living will slip from you." p. 38 What is this quote referring to?
a)
It is referring to The Freedom of the Graveyard
b)
It is referring to the power of the Indigo Man
c)
It is referring to vampire powers
d)
It is referring to the skills Bod received from his dead mother
41.
"I don't need light," said Bod. "Not while I'm in the graveyard." What does this quote suggest?
a)
That Bod has good eyesight.
b)
That Silas has shown Bod how to see in the dark.
c)
That seeing in the dark is a power given by the Freedom of the Graveyard.
d)
Bod is wearing night vision goggles.
42.
Silas tells Bod, "This is where you live and this is where those who love you can be found. Outside would not be safe for you. Not yet." (p. 37) What dangers threaten Bod?
a)
His heart will stop beating if he leaves the safety of the graveyard
b)
He will be kidnapped if he leaves the safety of the graveyard
c)
He may be hunted and killed by the man Jack if he leaves the graveyard
d)
A local werewolf pack hunts small children outside the graveyard
43.
..."bumblebees explored the wildflowers...droning their deep lazy buzz, while Bod lay in the spring sunlight watching a bronze colored beetle wandering..." (p. 39)
What literary element is used in the quote?
What literary element is used in the quote?
a)
Imagery
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Personification
44.
..."the boy popped up---literally, like a jack-in-a-box ---from behind a tombstone." (p. 48) What literary element is used in this quote?
a)
Imagery
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Personification
45.
"Your'e brave. Your the bravest person I know, and you are my friend. I don't care if you are imaginary." (p. 60) Who says this quote?
a)
Silas
b)
Scarlett
c)
Bod
d)
the Sleer
46.
How old is Bod at the beginning of Chapter 3?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
47.
What reason did Silas give Bod as to why he needed to leave the Graveyard?
a)
He lost The Freedom of the Graveyard and had to leave.
b)
He was teaching another boy in another cemetery.
c)
Bod ran out of food and he needed to go get more.
d)
He needed to obtain some information and needed to travel.
48.
What is the BEST description of a ghoul-gate? (according to page 61)
a)
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.
b)
It has a Mother Mary statue that has been covered with graffiti and dead roses curl around the stones.
c)
It is wet, damp and has a large oak tree that covers the entire burial and the gate is made from human bones.
d)
It has a large, rusted iron gate that swings wide open into a stairway leading down to the Indigo Man and the Sleer.
49.
Who was Bod's new teacher while Silas was gone?
a)
Mr. Owens
b)
Mrs. Owens
c)
Miss Lupsecu
d)
The Man Jack
50.
Which is the best description of Bod's new teacher?
a)
She rode a white horse, had long flowing hair and a dress made form cobwebs.
b)
He was tall, had black clothes, used lambskin gloves and carried a knife.
c)
Her face was pinched, she had grey hair, her teeth were crooked and she was not pretty.
d)
He was from Roman times, wore a toga and spoke in dramatic ways and waved his arms around.
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