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CHAPTER 1
Reading Check
1. How old is Nobody when his family is killed?
2. What is the killer’s name?
3. How many people have been buried in the cemetery?
4. Who cries out that Jack is “trying to harm my baby!” (15)?
5. Who is the cemetery’s founder?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. How does the toddler escape from the killer? Who protects the child?
2. What is ironic about the excuse the killer gives for being in the graveyard when Silas confronts him?
3. What is different about Silas from the other graveyard residents?
4. How do Mr. and Mrs. Owens feel about the child, as opposed to the rest of the ghosts?
5. What event finally ends the long argument over what to do with the child?
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