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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. On which giant does the BFG blow the nightmare he caught?

2. In Chapter 22, how many soldiers are in each of the jeeps that drive out of each helicopter?

3. In Chapter 16 how many jars of dreams are there probably on the BFG's shelves?

4. What type of house is built for Sophie?

5. How many winks do the giants have before hunting human beans in the evening?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the butler use to create a chair for the BFG to eat breakfast?

4. What happens when the BFG gives the Fleshlumpeater the nightmare?

5. What does the Queen's bedroom look like?

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

7. How did the BFG learn to read and write?

8. Where do the BFG and Sophie live after the giants are captured?

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

10. What is the plan to capture the giants?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The other giants bully the BFG. In what way do the other giants bully the BFG? How does the BFG usually react to their bullying? Is he resorting to bullying and revenge when he uses the nightmare on another giant?

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 thinks that giant nature is repulsive. How does the BFG compare human nature and giant nature? In what ways are the two similar? In what ways is giant nature superior to human nature? Are there ways in which giant nature is inferior to human nature? Which would be superior according to the BFG—human or giant nature? Why?

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