Home learning Activities For Each Chapter

The questions on this activity sheet are extended responses.  Use details and examples from the story to support your answers. 

Chapter 1

What in the chapter 1 leads you to believe that John is a selfish boy? 

Chapter 2

1.  How does the storekeeper try to make John think about whether it is the right decision to buy the candy? 

2.  Describe how the chocolate was wrapped in the box that John bought.

Chapter 3

1. Visit Africa on the web: http://globaleye.org.uk/archive/summer2k/focuson/cam_pt1.html  Find out where in Africa does the cocoa plant grows.

2. What kind of money did John use to buy chocolate? 

3. Visit  http://fieldmuseum.org/chocolate/history_intro.html

       http://mce.k12tn.net/chocolate/history/history_of_chocolate1.htm  and find out what Indians used as money.

Chapter 5

1. Describe the change that occurred in John's chocolate condition. 

Chapter 6

1.   Explain how John's feelings have changed about chocolate.

2.  Think of a time when you have lied about something to excuse your failures.

Chapter 7

1. What makes John 's view of eating healthy foods change?  When does it change?

Chapter 8

1.  If you were Mrs. Quaver what would you think of John's chocolate instrument?

Chapter 9

1.  Why does John blame His teachers, his friends and school for his problems?  Are they really to blame?  Who should he be blaming?

2.What caused Susan to get upset at John?

Chapter 10

1. What does the Dr. Cranium mean when he tells Mr. Midas, "No more than a nursery fantasy."

2. What is Dr. Cranium's explanation for John's condition?

3. Doctors don't always know people’s conditions? How do they go about diagnosing diseases?  What if they can not tell what is really wrong, what do you think a doctor should do?

Chapter 11

1.  What effect does Mrs. Midas turning into a statue have on John?

2.  Explain what cures John of his chocolate touch.

Chapter 12

1. Why did the sign on the empty lot say "sold?"