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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 Sophie first hide when Bloodbottler comes to the cave?

2. What street does the Giant run down after he snatches Sophie?

3. How much taller are the other giants than the BFG?

4. How big is the stone that leads to the Giant's secret cave in Chapter 4?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dream Country look like?

2. What are the other giants like?

3. Where did Sophie live before the BFG kidnapped her and what was it like?

4. What does Sophie think when she tastes the frobscottle?

5. What happens shortly after Sophie hides in her bed in Chapter 3?

6. How tall is the being that Sophie sees in Chapter 2?

7. What does Sophie see at the end of Chapter 1 when she looks out the window?

8. What does the Giant's cave look like inside?

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

10. What is the desolate wasteland like where the Giant takes Sophie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are several places in the novel where Dahl uses suspense. How does Dahl use suspense throughout the novel, and how does the use of suspense affect readers and the pace of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Sophie has a limited view of the world before she meets the BFG. What are some of the prejudices she has? How does the BFG broaden her view of the world? How do her ideas about the world change because of her conversations with the BFG?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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