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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. Where does the BFG put Sophie as he prepares to blow the nightmare to the Queen?

2. How many bubbles fill the cave after the BFG finishes mixing the dream for the Queen?

3. How close is the BFG to the giant when he blows the nightmare he caught?

4. In Chapter 14, where are the giants going that evening?

5. Where does Sophie sit as the BFG goes to deliver the nightmare to the Queen?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the Fleshlumpeater captured?

2. What does the BFG plan to feed the giants?

3. What do the giants look and sound like when they're sleeping?

4. How does Sophie direct the BFG to get into the palace grounds?

5. How can the BFG mix up a dream?

6. How does the BFG move through the Palace garden?

7. What happens when the Head of the Army hears the giants snoring?

8. What did the Queen dream at the end of her dream?

9. Who sees the BFG in Chapter 19, and what happens when he sees the BFG?

10. What does Sophie see when the giants pass her and the BFG on their way home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The BFG stands by his beliefs. What are some of the principles that the BFG has? How does he stick by his principles no matter what? Does he ever let inconvenience or nastiness stand in the way of doing what he thinks is right?

Essay Topic 2

At the beginning of the novel, both the BFG and Sophie fear one another. Why are they both afraid of the other? How does that fear affect their first interactions? How does their fear of one another dissipate?

Essay Topic 3

Sophie believes that the BFG captures her to eat her. What is Sophie’s perception of the BFG when she first meets him, and how does her view of him change and develop throughout the novel?

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