The BFG - Chapters 12(part II)-14(part I)

Would you rather have a golden phizzwizard or a trogglehumper? Explain why.

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Why is Sophie able to see the dreams?

• Humans can see them in Dream Country but not in their regular world.

• The BFG taught her how to see them.

• Humans can see them once they're captured.

• She is wearing special glasses.

Why does the BFG tell Sophie that she is four years old?

• That's how old she is in giant-years.

• The BFG is very confused.

• Sophie had been lied to her whole life.

• The BFG only counts time awake.

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According to the BFG, how old are YOU?

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Why did the giants start hitting each other?

• It was a chain reaction, started by the Fleshlumpeater.

• The giants were all having a nightmare.

• The giants frequently hit each other for no reason.

• Sophie tricked them into hitting each other.

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What is the main idea of this selection?

• The Fleshlumpeater was dreaming of a human called "Jack," and this caused him to hit other giants.

• Dreams can be captured, have different appearances and behavior, and the BFG uses one on a giant.

• Sophie learns that in a giant's mind, she is actually just four years old.

• There are many different types of dreams, and they work the same in giants as in humans.

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How does the BFG know what each dream is about?

• He listens to the dream.

• The dreams' shapes have their own language.

• He actually does not know.

• Sophie tells the BFG.

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How would Sophie respond if the BFG told her Plopbafflers live in trees all over the world?

• She would prove to the BFG that they don't exist.

• She would ask the BFG to take her to see them.

• She would be skeptical at first, but then she would believe him.

• She would question him, and then she would pretend to believe him.

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After the Fleshlumpeater's dream, what is the reader able to infer?

• The giants do not feel invincible.

• Sophie and the BFG want to help the Fleshlumpeater.

• The Fleshlumpeater will leave Sophie alone.

• The giants have no weaknesses.