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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 is Sophie wearing when she and the BFG go to deliver the nightmare to the Queen?

2. What is the Queen wearing when she arrives for breakfast in Chapter 20?

3. Where does the BFG put Sophie as he prepares to blow the nightmare to the Queen?

4. How many hours do most giants sleep?

5. In Chapter 14, where are the giants going that evening?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is happening in England while the BFG, Sophie, and the Army, and Air Force are capturing the giants?

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

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

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

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

7. How is the Fleshlumpeater captured?

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

9. Why can the BFG not stop the other giants from eating humans?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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