The Chocolate Touch Comprehension Questions and Answers
Comprehension questions and answers for Chapters 1 and 2
QUESTION: Pick two characters. How did they treat John?
ANSWER: John’s mother was kind and sensible. His father explained why John shouldn’t eat chocolate all the time and suggested he eat other foods. Miss Plimsole, John’s schoolteacher, encouraged John. Mrs. Quaver gave John music lessons and let him play in the school’s orchestra. Susan Buttercup invited John over to play. Dr. Cranium was John’s doctor and treated John medially.
QUESTION: What did kids buy? What did John buy?
ANSWER: Other children had toys, books, and pets. They owned jumping ropes, model airplanes, and pet lizards. John bought candy—jellybeans, cotton candy, fudge, lollipops, etc.
QUESTION: How did John buy new chocolate?
ANSWER: On the way to Susan’s house, John found a coin that had a kid’s face and John’s initials on it. When he accidentally turned left instead of right, he found a candy store. The storekeeper knew John’s name and allowed him to buy chocolate with that coin.
QUESTION: When did John eat his new chocolate?
ANSWER: John did his nighttime routine quickly. He wanted to be alone so he could eat his new chocolate. One small chocolate ball was inside the chocolate box. John was disappointed but the small chocolate ball was delicious.
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Comprehension questions and answers for Chapters 3 and 4
QUESTION: How did John please Mrs. Midas at breakfast?
ANSWER: John found that a sip of orange juice tasted like liquid chocolate, so he drank the full glass. When his eggs, toast, and bacon tasted like chocolate, he ate them too. Mrs. Midas was pleased that he’d eaten his breakfast.
QUESTION: How did John stop Spider Wilson’s teasing?
ANSWER: John chewed on a glove, and it tasted like chocolate. Spider Wilson saw him eat his glove. Spider made fun of John. John tried to ignore the teasing, which made Spider grow jealous. Spider took a bite out of John’s other glove. It tasted like leather. Then John ran to school.
QUESTION: How did John upset Susan Buttercup?
ANSWER: Susan asked John to prove that her coin from her father was real. John bit into it. The part of the coin in his mouth turned to chocolate so it was easy for him to bite through the coin. That ruined Susan’ birthday present. She told John that she hated him.
QUESTION: What confused John?
ANSWER: John wasn’t sure why his toothpaste, breakfast, gloves, and Susan’s coin had turned to chocolate. Things turning to chocolate when they touched his mouth confused John.
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Comprehension questions and answers for Chapters 5 and 6
QUESTION: What caused Miss Plimsole to talk to John?
ANSWER: John chewed the end of his pencil, and it turned to chocolate so he wasn’t able to finish her pop quiz.
QUESTION: How did Miss Plimsole react to John not finishing the quiz?
ANSWER: Miss Plimsole didn’t believe John’s pencil had turned to chocolate. She asked if he were ill and wanted him to talk to the school nurse.
QUESTION: How did Susan treat John at recess?
ANSWER: John asked if he could skip rope with Susan. But she ignored him and talked to her friends instead. Then she stuck out her tongue at him. All three girls laughed at John while he was trying to explain that everything he ate turned to chocolate.
QUESTION: What were John’s concerns about his new ability?
ANSWER: John was worried that his chocolate touch was getting stronger. Not only did things taste like chocolate in his mouth, but now objects outside his mouth were turning to chocolate. Also, every time he tried to take a drink of water, it turned to chocolate. John was afraid he wouldn’t be able to quench his thirst.
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Comprehension questions and answers for Chapters 7 and 8
QUESTION: Why didn’t John eat chocolate cream pie at lunch?
ANSWER: John was sick of eating chocolate. He wanted regular food, along with milk or water.
QUESTION: How did John try to eat lunch? Why didn’t he finish the meal?
ANSWER: John tried to eat his food without everything tasting like chocolate. He tried not chewing his food, not letting the food touch his lips, and even looked up at the ceiling while he dropped food into his throat. Once John’s fork and milk glass turned into chocolate, he left his meal.
QUESTION: What made John feel important in the orchestra?
ANSWER: John felt important because he had a solo after the second verse, and the whole orchestra was counting on him to do well. John had been practicing his part at home and knew it well.
QUESTION: How did John embarrass himself during rehearsal?
ANSWER: When it was John’s turn to perform a solo, he pressed the trumpet to his lips. The whole trumpet turned to chocolate. It didn’t make any trumpet noises so he couldn’t play his solo. Mrs. Quaver was dumbfounded, and the class laughed at John for trying to play a chocolate trumpet.
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Comprehension questions and answers for Chapters 9 and 10
QUESTION: How did Mrs. Midas help John feel better?
ANSWER: John was embarrassed about his chocolate trumpet, upset with his teachers, and missed being friends with Susan. Though he rejected his mother’s offer of chocolate, Mrs. Midas eased his pain when she said that Susan’s mother was going to pick him up and take him to Susan’s birthday party.
QUESTION: What disaster happened at Susan’s birthday party?
ANSWER: Both Susan and John raced each other to bob for apples. As soon as they put their heads in the water, the water turned to chocolate. Susan was upset with John because her birthday dress and hair were ruined.
QUESTION: Why couldn’t John prove his story to his father?
ANSWER: John told Mr. Midas everything. Mr. Midas walked with John to where John had purchased the golden ball of chocolate. To John’s surprise, the store was no longer there.
QUESTION: What proved to Dr. Cranium and Mr. Midas that John had a problem?
ANSWER: Dr. Cranium gave John “Dr. Cranium’s Elixir” with a spoon. John took a spoonful of the medicine. Both the medicine and spoon immediately turned to chocolate. Finally both men believed John’s story.
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Comprehension questions and answers for Chapters 11 and 12
QUESTION: How did John’s parents react to his having the chocolate touch?
ANSWER: While John felt sorry for himself, Mr. Midas left the room to think things through. Mrs. Midas sat down and used her handkerchief to wipe tears from her eyes.
QUESTION: What happened when John tried to comfort his mother?
ANSWER: John tried to comfort his mother, to let her know everything was going to be okay. He knew that what he’d done was now affecting her so he kissed her cheek. His mother immediately turned into a chocolate statue.
QUESTION: How did the storekeeper help John understand his selfishness?
ANSWER: Everything from John’s chocolate pencil to his chocolate trumpet was in the candy store. John blamed the storekeeper for his issue, but the storekeeper asked John to be honest with himself. Then John was, and the storekeeper said that only greedy people can see the coin that John had used to buy the chocolate.
QUESTION: How did the storekeeper help John?
ANSWER: The storekeeper asked whether John wanted to keep his chocolate touch or have his mother restored. John, without hesitation, chose his mother. With this decision, John had everything formerly turned to chocolate changed back to what it should be.
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