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The Graveyard Book | Full Chapter 2 Recap

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Warm-up Questions

When you hear the title “The Graveyard Book | Full Chapter 2 Recap,” what kind of events do you expect in Chapter 2?
What do you think “A New Friend” might mean in a story set in a graveyard?
Do you like chapter recaps of books? Why or why not?

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The Graveyard Book | Full Chapter 2 Recap

Meeting a new friend and questions about “the oldest people” (00:00 – 02:29)

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1. What is Bod doing when the girl first comes up to him?

He is copying and writing letters.
He is building a church wall.
He is looking for his parents.
He is digging a hole.

2. What do the girl’s parents think Bod is?

A dangerous stranger
A teacher from the church
A kid from another village
An imaginary friend

3. What happened to the young kid who made a secret passage to reach the hole?

He found treasure and became rich.
He asked the Roman guy for help.
He moved the stone back carefully.
He went down and never returned.

The Graveyard Book | Full Chapter 2 Recap

Going underground: the Indigo man and the whispering Sleer (02:29 – 04:38)

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1. Why is Bod able to go down into the secret passage more easily?

He can see in the dark and has protections from the graveyard.
He has a flashlight.
He is older than the Romans.
He has the police with him.

2. What makes the scary painted/tattooed guy disappear?

Bod fights him.
They decide he is imaginary (a scarecrow).
Silas arrives with a key.
The girl screams for help.

3. What does the whispering Sleer say it is there to do?

Wait for the master and protect the master’s treasures
Help the parents find the girl
Build a new church
Teach Bod to write letters

The Graveyard Book | Full Chapter 2 Recap

Aftermath: parents, trouble, and saying goodbye (04:38 – 06:21)

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1. What have the parents done while the girl is missing?

They go home and wait.
They go into the passage themselves.
They ask the Roman guy for help.
They call the police and search everywhere.

2. Why does the girl have to say goodbye at the end?

Her parents are leaving and moving to another area.
Bod is leaving the graveyard forever.
She is angry at Bod.
The police take her away to another town.

3. What does she tell Bod even if he is imaginary?

He should never go into the chapel again.
He is the master of the treasures.
She will forget him soon.
He is her friend.

The Graveyard Book | Full Chapter 2 Recap

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1. What is the main new relationship introduced in this chapter recap?

Bod joins the police to solve a crime.
Bod becomes the leader of the village.
Bod becomes friends with a girl he meets while learning letters.
Bod discovers his parents are alive.

2. What is one big theme in the recap?

How to build a church safely
How to become rich quickly
Friendship mixed with fear and mystery
Traveling around the world

3. Why do adults in the recap not accept the girl’s story?

They already know about the Sleer.
They were inside the passage too.
They think the graveyard is a school.
They think she is lying and/or has an imaginary friend.

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

The Graveyard Book | Full Chapter 2 Recap

Why do you think the parents quickly decide Bod is an “imaginary friend”? What would you think in their situation?
Would you go down a “secret passage” if a friend invited you? What information would you need first to feel safe?
Bod has “freedoms” and “protections” in the graveyard. What are some places where you personally feel safe or protected?
At the end, the girl says goodbye and calls Bod brave. What does “brave” mean here: physical bravery, emotional bravery, or both?