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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 type of medicine does John have to have every night before he goes to bed in Chapter 2?

2. In Chapter 6, what does John offer to eat to win back Susan?

3. How does John's mother serve his egg in Chapter 3?

4. In Chapter 3 how often does John usually drink all of his juice without being told?

5. How many students are in Miss Plimsole's class in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is John's doctor in Chapter 1, and what does he look like?

2. What happens when John is taking his test in Chapter 5?

3. What does John ask to do before a test in Chapter 5, and why does it take him so long to return to class?

4. What is John's one fault in Chapter 1?

5. What is Susan's reaction when John tries to apologize in Chapter 6?

6. In Chapter 4, why does Susan want to see John?

7. What does John discover when he eats his breakfast, and how does that discovery affect how much he eats?

8. In Chapter 6, why does John decided to jump rope?

9. What does the store look like that John finds when he is walking and finds a coin?

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

What is revealed about John and the type of person that he is at the beginning of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

At the beginning of the novel, John is addicted chocolate and will eat it anytime and anywhere. What changes John’s attitude toward chocolate? How does his attitude toward chocolate change? How is John able to overcome his addiction?

Essay Topic 3

The genre of the novel is magical realism. Why is the genre of the novel magical realism rather than fantasy or realistic fiction?

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