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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. In one dream, who is the dreamer climbing Mount Everest with?

2. How many grandfather clocks does the butler ask the footmen to bring to him in Chapter 20?

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

4. What is the name of the Palace butler?

5. In Chapter 19, what does Sophie ask the Queen to give her and the BFG for breakfast?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the BFG know what a dream is about?

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

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

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

5. Where will the BFG wait for Sophie, and how will she summon him when she is ready?

6. 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?

7. What is the plan to capture the giants?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are several places in the novel where Dahl uses suspense. How does Dahl use suspense throughout the novel, and how does the use of suspense affect readers and the pace of the story?

Essay Topic 2

The BFG changes in the novel. What is he like at the beginning of the novel? How does he change? What brings about the changes in him?

Essay Topic 3

There are several different settings in the novel. What are the different settings? How do each of these settings set the tone, atmosphere, and mood in the story?

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