Double Digits 10/29/09 Book Discussion Questions for "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, Harper Collins, 2008.
A toddler, pulling himself out of the crib and into the night, is raised by the ghosts of the cemetery, after the death of his parents.

Questions for the Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

1) Who was Bod and what was his real name? How did he get into the graveyard?
2) How did Bod first meet Scarlet? What appended to their relationship?
3) As part of Bod’s instruction, he had to learn the different kinds of people. What are they?
4) What role did Silas have in Bod’s life?
5) Where were Bod’s parents?
6) Who was Miss Lupeseu and what was the relationship between her and Bod?
7) Who were Bod’s teachers and what did they teach?
8) Describe the character Elizabeth Haitch, or better know as Liza.
9) What is the Macabey and why was everyone so secretive about it?
10)What were the jacks of all trades?
11) Why did Bod finally leave the graveyard for good? What happened months prior to that event?

Something about the author:Neil Gaiman was born forty-eight years ago and raised in England. He has been writing books for all ages, and is a renown author of science fiction and fantasy, and comics. He won the Newberry Medal Award for the The Graveyard Book in January 2009, for an outstanding contribution to children’s literature. Neil now resides in Minnesota. To learn more about the author and his writings, please check out his official website at: http://www.neilgaiman.com/