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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long are the Giant's strides when he is running carrying Sophie?

2. What is the Giant wearing that Sophie sees at the beginning of Chapter 2?

3. What simile is used to describe the moonbeam in Chapter 1?

4. What happens if a child gets out of bed after lights-out at the beginning of the book?

5. What color is the ground in the wasteland that the Giant travels through in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the giants do with the BFG when he comes outside in Chapter 11 to go to Dream Country?

2. What does the Giant say about the Bonecrunching Giant in Chapter 5?

3. How tall is the being that Sophie sees in Chapter 2?

4. Where did Sophie live before the BFG kidnapped her and what was it like?

5. What is the witching hour?

6. Where does Sophie think the BFG should get food, and why does he not get food from there?

7. What is the desolate wasteland like where the Giant takes Sophie?

8. Why does Sophie think the frobscottle is fizzing the wrong way?

9. What does the BFG want Sophie to teach him to make in Chapter 7 and why?

10. What does Sophie think when she tastes the frobscottle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sophie only knows the Queen from hearing her on the radio or seeing her picture. What are some of the things she does when she gets over the nightmare? How does the Queen treat Sophie and the BFG? What do the Queen’s actions reveal about her character and the type of person she is?

Essay Topic 2

Sophie and the BFG demonstrate acts of bravery. What are some acts of bravery are demonstrated by Sophie and the BFG? How do both Sophie and the BFG move beyond what is comfortable for them to doing things that require great bravery?

Essay Topic 3

The BFG has a strange way of speaking. How is the BFG’s way of speaking confusing? What does his manner of speech reveal about the BFG and the type of person he is?

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