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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. In Chapter 4, how long does Sophie think they are traveling with the wind howling?
2. What is the Giant wearing that Sophie sees at the beginning of Chapter 2?
3. What does the BFG think that the snozzcumber tastes like?
4. What does the BFG say that caterpillars argue about?
5. In Chapter 1, how long have the other children been asleep?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 1, what is keeping Sophie awake?
2. What happens shortly after Sophie hides in her bed in Chapter 3?
3. What do the giants do with the BFG when he comes outside in Chapter 11 to go to Dream Country?
4. What type of giant is the BFG?
5. What different flavors are the humans that the giants eat?
6. What is the snozzcumber and what does it taste like?
7. Are there reasons that are acceptable for children to be out of bed in Chapter 1?
8. Why does Sophie jump back into her bed and hide under a blanket at the end of Chapter 2?
9. Why does Sophie think the frobscottle is fizzing the wrong way?
10. What happens when the BFG has a drink fo the frobscottle?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The BFG has been bringing dreams to children throughout his life. What have been some of his dreams? How are his dreams realized in the novel? How has the type of person that he is contributed to his achieving his dreams?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Sophie thinks that giant nature is repulsive. How does the BFG compare human nature and giant nature? In what ways are the two similar? In what ways is giant nature superior to human nature? Are there ways in which giant nature is inferior to human nature? Which would be superior according to the BFG—human or giant nature? Why?
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