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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 many jars does the BFG say that he has in his cave?

2. What do the giants wear in Chapter 6?

3. How did the BFG know that Sophie was watching him out her window that night he snatched her?

4. What is the name of the woman who runs the orphanage where Sophie lived?

5. What does Sophie see when the Giant seems to slow down in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the BFG has a drink fo the frobscottle?

2. What does Dream Country look like?

3. What does the Giant do after looking in the Goochey children's bedroom window?

4. Why does the Bloodbottler come to the BFG's cave?

5. What different flavors are the humans that the giants eat?

6. What is the witching hour?

7. What happens when Bloodbottler eats snozzcumber?

8. In Chapter 1, what is keeping Sophie awake?

9. Who is the worst of the giants and what is he like?

10. How does the Giant describe himself and his eating habits?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are several different settings in the novel. What are the different settings? How do each of these settings set the tone, atmosphere, and mood in the story?

Essay Topic 2

“The BFG” is told from a third-person omniscient point of view. How does the author’s choice to tell the story using that point of view impact the characters and the plot and how both are developed?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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