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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. What does John do before class in Chapter 5?

2. In Chapter 2, what is on the coin that John finds?

3. What color hair does Susan Buttercup have?

4. How is Dr. Cranium's hair described?

5. What does Miss Plimsole accuse John of doing in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does John tell Miss Plimsole happened to his pencil in Chapter 6?

2. Why does John drink all of his orange juice in Chapter 2, and why does that please Mrs. Midas?

3. In Chapter 6, why does John decided to jump rope?

4. In Chapter 5, what does John do before he sits down in his classroom in Chapter 5?

5. What does Miss Plimsole do when she walks into John's classroom in Chapter 5?

6. What does John tell the storekeeper at the candy store in Chapter 2 when the storekeeper asks if John has any money?

7. In Chapter 1, why do John's parents take John to the doctor?

8. What does John find on the sidewalk in Chapter 2?

9. Why does Spider Wilson bother John in Chapter 4, and why does he take John's glove?

10. What does John ask to do before a test in Chapter 5, and why does it take him so long to return to class?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When it comes to chocolate, John has no sense of right or wrong. How is John’s conscience deadened when it comes to chocolate? How does John develop a conscience and understand right and wrong through his experiences?

Essay Topic 2

John is very immature at the beginning of the novel. How do John’s experiences with the chocolate touch help him mature and come of age in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Some characters in the story are stereotypes. What are some stereotype characters in the novel? How do they advance the narrative? How do these characters advance the plot?

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