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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 color shoes does Susan wear to her birthday party?

2. Where does John do his practicing for orchestra when he is at home?

3. What does John do once he causes a chocolate mess at Susan's birthday party?

4. What color is Susan's birthday party dress?

5. In Chapter 7, what type of fruit is in the dish that John takes for lunch?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what does the school cafeteria look like?

2. In Chapter 9, what does John learn when he tells his mother that Susan does not want him at her birthday party?

3. In Chapter 7, what does John enviously watch other students eat and drink?

4. What activities are there at Susan's birthday party in Chapter 9?

5. In Chapter 10, what happens when John takes Dr. Cranium's Elixir?

6. In Chapter 8, what is going on when John arrives at orchestra practice?

7. In Chapter 7, in the past, what has John done on days when chocolate cream pie has been served in the cafeteria?

8. What is Susan wearing at her birthday party?

9. What happens when John tries to play his piece for the orchestra in Chapter 8?

10. In Chapter 9, what conversation do John and Mrs. Midas have when he gets home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

At the beginning of the novel, John is addicted chocolate and will eat it anytime and anywhere. What changes John’s attitude toward chocolate? How does his attitude toward chocolate change? How is John able to overcome his addiction?

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