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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 Miss Plimsole do after the class greets her in Chapter 5?
2. In Chapter 3, what color is the toothpaste when John squeezes it on his toothbrush?
3. In Chapter 4, what bad habit does John have when he is thinking hard?
4. At the beginning of Chapter 3, what can be heard outside when John's mother wakes him up?
5. What color hair does Susan Buttercup have?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 5, what does John do before he sits down in his classroom in Chapter 5?
2. In Chapter 4, why does Susan want to see John?
3. What is John's one fault in Chapter 1?
4. What does John tell Miss Plimsole happened to his pencil in Chapter 6?
5. What does John find when he opens the box of chocolate he buys from the candy store in Chapter 2?
6. What does the store look like that John finds when he is walking and finds a coin?
7. Why does Spider Wilson bother John in Chapter 4, and why does he take John's glove?
8. What do the students do at the beginning of Chapter 6?
9. At the end of Chapter 1, what does Mr. Midas tell John about eating?
10. In Chapter 4, what does John discover when he is thinking?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
John gets tired of having nothing but chocolate to eat and drink, and he becomes envious of those who can enjoy other foods and beverages. How does John feel after having everything he eats and drinks become chocolate? What does he envy after a while? Why does John feel envious in Chapter 7?
Essay Topic 2
In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?
Essay Topic 3
The longer John has the chocolate touch, the more desperate he becomes to find a solution to his problem. Why does John become more desperate the longer that he has the chocolate touch? What desperate measures does he take to try to find a solution to his problem?
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