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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 does the BFG write about his past life before he writes a book?

2. What does the King of Arabia send as a gift in Chapter 24?

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

4. How many children write letters begging the BFG to visit them?

5. How many bedrooms does the BFG think there are in the palace?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 19, what story is in the morning newspaper?

4. What is the plan to capture the giants?

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

6. How does the capturing of the giants go at first?

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

8. How can the BFG mix up a dream?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The BFG has a strange way of speaking. How is the BFG’s way of speaking confusing? What does his manner of speech reveal about the BFG and the type of person he is?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The BFG has been bringing dreams to children throughout his life. What have been some of his dreams? How are his dreams realized in the novel? How has the type of person that he is contributed to his achieving his dreams?

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