Characters
This is the nickname given to the boy who is raised in the graveyard.
Bod
Where does Bod’s family get murdered at the beginning of the story?
Their home/house
What is the ability to pass through solid objects called?
Passing through
This man killed Bod’s family.
Jack
What is the setting of most of the book?
The graveyard
What is Bod's full name?
Nobody Owens
Why does Bod have to stay hidden in the graveyard for most of the book?
Because the man who killed his family is still looking for him.
What power does Silas have that distinguishes him from the other graveyard residents?
He can leave the graveyard.
This secret society trains assassins like the man Jack.
Jack of All Trades
What is the name of the rare event where the living and the dead dance together?
Macabray
This girl becomes Bod’s friend but moves away early in the story.
Scarlett
What supernatural ability does Bod learn that lets him fade from view?
Fading
What creature is Miss Lupescu?
Werewolf (Hound of God)?
These creatures lure Bod into another dimension, pretending to be friendly.
Ghouls
What do the ghosts give Bod as a special honor?
Freedom of the graveyard
This group wants to kill Bod, just as they did his family.
Jack of All Trades
What happens to Bod at the end of the book?
He leaves the graveyard to live among the living./He leaves the graveyard forever.
What is the name of the ancient grave that Bod explores, guarded by the Sleer?
Barrow / Oldest Grave
This part of the graveyard is dangerous and home to the Sleer.
oldest grave / the barrow
Who lives in the unconsecrated part of the graveyard?
Liza Hempstock (the witch)
This ancient being guards the treasure in the oldest part of the graveyard.
Sleer
What is the name of the chapter in which Bod visits the ghouls?
The Ghoul Gate
What magical event happens once a year, allowing the dead and the living to dance together?
Macabray (Danse Macabre)?
This character uses fear and manipulation to try to get Scarlett to turn against Bod.
Jack
Why Bod leaves the graveyard?
To join the world of the living/ to be a normal person