Vocabulary
What does persisted mean?
Continued something for a long time; asked over and over again
Who is the main character with the chocolate touch?
John Midas
What is the first item John turned into chocolate?
(BONUS: if can you name the brand)
His toothpaste
(BONUS: Blanco-Dent)
John was a good boy that had one terrible fault, what was John's fault?
He loved chocolate
Name five types of candy John loves.
Boiled candy, cotton candy, licorice all-sorts, old-fashioned toffee, candies orange and lemon slices, crackerjack, jelly beans, fudge, lozenges, nougat, maroons places, peppermint sticks, lollypops, marshmallows, and of course...CHOCOLATE
I_st_um__t
(clue: a device used to make music)
(BONUS: what _____ does John play in the orchestra?)
Instrument
(BONUS: trumpet)
What is the name of the teacher who gave the main character his arithmetic test?
Miss Plimsole
Why does John refuse the extra money his mother offers him to buy chocolates?
John has the chocolate touch, and everything he eats turned to chocolate, so he doesn't need to buy any.
Name three places where the story took place.
John Midas' house, school, Susan Buttercup's house, Dr. Cranium's office, the candy shop
What was unusual about the coin that John found?
It didn't have George Washington or an eagle on it, instead it had a picture of a fat boy and the initials JM on it
"John put on his bathrobe and slippers and ambled into the bathroom", what does ambled mean?
Walked in a very slow and relaxed way
What is the name of the doctor the main character sees for his problems?
Dr. Cranium
Name 3 things that turned to chocolate because of John's touch?
Toothpaste, breakfast, leather gloves, Susan's silver dollar, pencil, the water in the fountain, school lunch, trumpet, Dr. Cranium's spoon, his mother
Number these events in the order they happened in the story:
Everything John eats turns to chocolate
John always wanted chocolate
The storekeeper and John meet
The chocolate touch is taken away, and everything is normal
John finds a special coin
1. John always wanted chocolate
2. John finds a special coin
3. The storekeeper and John meet
4. Everything John eats turns to chocolate
5. The chocolate touch is taken away, and everything is normal
Did the main character go to Susan's party? If not, why? If yes, then what happened at the party?
Yes, he ruined the bobbing for apple game by touching the water with his mouth!
What was tonic in this book?
Tonic was John's medicine that Dr. Cranium prescribed him to make up for the fruits and vegetables he left on his plate at lunch and dinner.
What is the name of the girl at school with the soft, yellow curls and the marble collection that likes the main character?
Susan Buttercup
What was John's sickness called?
Chocolititas
At the end of the story, when John goes back to the candy shop, what does he see in the store window?
Everything he turned to chocolate: Chocolate trumpet, silver dollar with a piece bitten out of it, cafeteria tray with chocolate fork and spoon, and remains of a chocolate lunch
What happened at Dr. Cranium's office, and what does he call the condition that John has?
John spits out chocolate syrup and a chocolate spoon. Dr. Cranium decides to name the disease "Cranium's Disease"
Mr. Midas spends hours telling John about interesting things, what does brigand mean?
A band of robbers; people who steal things; a thief
Who is the character that is named Spider?
A bully who teases John and ate his glove, which tasted like leather...to him!
In the end, do you think chocolate made the main character happy or sad? And why?
Sad, because it totally changed his life and he let so many loved ones down
What was the lesson, or moral, of this story? What was the authors purpose for writing this story?
The lesson of this story is: don't take advantage of things, people, life. Also, don't be selfish or greedy.
The authors purpose was to entertain you.
What did the chocolate shop proprietor offer John after he turned his mother into chocolate?
The chocolate store vendor offers him a choice between removing the Chocolate Touch and restoring his mother: John asks the shopkeeper to help his mother and the shopkeeper forgives him. Everything returns to normal.