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

2. In the first boy's dream that Sophie reads about in Chapter 14, what does the boy make?

3. What is the name of the person who brings the Queen her breakfast in Chapter 19?

4. How many fried eggs does the BFG eat in Chapter 20 before the eggs run out?

5. How many years does the BFG say that a human has slept if he is 50?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How can the BFG mix up a dream?

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

7. What do the Head of the Army and Head of the Air Force do when the BFG tells them what will happen if the giants wake up?

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

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

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

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 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 and the BFG demonstrate acts of bravery. What are some acts of bravery are demonstrated by Sophie and the BFG? How do both Sophie and the BFG move beyond what is comfortable for them to doing things that require great bravery?

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