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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 Queen do when she sees the BFG in Chapter 19?

2. In Chapter 15, who does the BFG say that the Fleshlumpeater would really like to eat?

3. What title is the BFG given in Chapter 24?

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

5. How big is the glass jar that the BFG chooses to start making a dream for the Queen?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the BFG know that they are getting close to London?

2. Why does the Head of the Air Force become frightened as he rides in one of the helicopters following the BFG in Chapter 22?

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

4. What is the plan to capture the giants?

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

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

7. How does the BFG get into the ballroom?

8. In Chapter 14, where are the giants going to get humans to eat?

9. How is Sophie situated as she goes along with the BFG to the Queen's palace?

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 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 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

Sophie is surprised to see that the BFG is a creature of many moods. What moods does the BFG display, especially in the first few sections of the novel where he and Sophie become acquainted with one another? In what way do his moods change quickly? How do the BFG’s mood affect how the BFG is perceived by Sophie and by readers?

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