The Chocolate Touch
About
If he could, John Midas would eat nothing but chocolate all the time, and he'd never share it with anyone. Then one day, John finds a strange coin on the sidewalk and uses it to buy a box of chocolate at a mysterious new candy store.
Read one section at a time, then discuss the questions to review understanding. These questions are a starting place for conversation, not a complete test of the chapter.
Chapter 1
Comprehension questions
Describe John.
Page 13 — A boy who loves candy more han any other food and loves chocolate more than any candy
13
How did John’s candy habits affect his mother?
Page 20 — Because he ate so much candy, he doesn’t eat the food she makes; she worries about his health
20
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
What did John do to show he was excited to eat his chocolate?
Page 31 — Got ready for bed quickly, drank his tonic without complaint, went to bed early
31
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
Describe what happened to John in this chapter. Why?
Page 36 — Whatever he put into his mouth turned into chocolate; the chocolate he ate was magic
36
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
How did John make Susan sad?
Page 54 — He bit into her silver dollar and the part he bit turned chocolate
54
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
Why did John think the magic was getting stronger?
Page 60 — The entire pencil John held turned to chocolate after just one bite; entire objects are turning to chocolate
60
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
Why is Susan ignoring John?
Page 67 — She’s mad at him for eating her silver dollar
67
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
Why is John craving healthy food?
Page 76 — He’s tired of only tasting chocolate
76
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
Summarize this chapter.
Page 87 — John had a solo in the orchestra, but when he played his trumpet it turned to chocolate
87
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
What made John change his mind and go to the party?
Page 94 — Mrs. Buttercup came to pick him up
94
chapter 10
Comprehension questions
What did John find when he looked for the candy store?
Page 103 — It wasn’t there
103
Chapter 11
Comprehension questions
Who gave John the chocolate touch? Why?
Page 118 — the store owner; to help him be selfless instead of selfish
118
Chapter 12
Comprehension questions
Did John learn his lesson? Why or why not?
Page 122 — Yes; he cared more for others than himself at the end of the story
122
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