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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 Chapter 1, what recommendation does Dr. Cranium have after examining John?
2. In Chapter 4, what bad habit does John have when he is thinking hard?
3. How many students are in Miss Plimsole's class in Chapter 5?
4. In Chapter 1, how does John like bananas?
5. What does John want to do at the end of Chapter 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 5, what does John do before he sits down in his classroom in Chapter 5?
2. Why does John drink all of his orange juice in Chapter 2, and why does that please Mrs. Midas?
3. What happens when John is taking his test in Chapter 5?
4. In Chapter 4, why does Susan want to see John?
5. What does John tell the storekeeper at the candy store in Chapter 2 when the storekeeper asks if John has any money?
6. In Chapter 6, why does John decided to jump rope?
7. At the end of Chapter 1, what does Mr. Midas tell John about eating?
8. In Chapter 1, why do John's parents take John to the doctor?
9. What does Miss Plimsole do when she walks into John's classroom in Chapter 5?
10. What does John tell Miss Plimsole happened to his pencil in Chapter 6?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
After John gets the chocolate touch, his life changes. What are some unintended consequences that John faces with the chocolate touch? How do those consequences affect his life?
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 8, John’s teacher gives vocabulary words that seem to be related to John’s situation. What vocabulary words does John’s teacher give the students? What lessons do the words suggest that John should be learning and why?
Essay Topic 3
Some characters in the story are stereotypes. What are some stereotype characters in the novel? How do they advance the narrative? How do these characters advance the plot?
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