SHORT ANSWER STUDY QUESTIONS The Chocolate War
Chapters 1-5
1. What does Jerry discover about himself during football practice?
2. Who is Obie and how does he feel about Archie?
3. Why is Obie especially disgruntled this day?
4. What is an "Assignment"?
5. What does Archie notice about Renault while watching football practice?
6. What does Obie regret as he watches the football practice?
7. What do the shadows of the goal posts resemble?
8. Describe the bus stop confrontation Jerry has with the hippie.
9. Why does Brother Leon call Archie into his room after school?
10. What task does Archie assign Goober to do for the Vigils?
11. Explain what the black box is.
Chapters 6-13
1. Summarize the incident in class between Brother Leon and Bailey.
2. How does the author describe Emile Janza?
3. Was Goober successful in completing his assignment in Room 19? If so, what helped him complete the task? If not, why not?
4. Describe the relationship between Jerry and his father.
5. What was Archie's opinion of the way Brother Leon conducted the chocolate sale?
6. Archie told The Vigils that Brother Leon's need for support from them was symbolic. Of what was it symbolic?
7. Describe the scene in Room 19. Include Brother Leon's reaction and Archie's response.
8. Did the incident in Room 19 occur before or after the chocolate sale started?
9. Did Jerry get his Assignment before or after Goober finished his?
10. What was Jerry's response when Brother Leon asked him if he would sell the chocolates?
Chapters 14-19
1. Who was the treasurer for the chocolate sale, and how did he get the job?
2. What was the irony about Archie's picture of Emile?
3. Summarize the meeting between Brother Leon and David Caroni.
4. On the day after Jerry's Assignment ended, Brother Leon called the roll for the chocolate sale. What did Jerry say when Brother Leon called his name.
5. Jerry learned where the secret of Brother Leon lurked. Where was it?
6. What did Jerry realize about the Assignment?
7. Did Jerry figure out why he had said no to selling the chocolates?
8. What did the kid on the bus say to Jerry?
9. What were the words on the poster in Jerry's locker? 14
10. How did Jerry feel after he said no this time? (end of chapter 19)
Chapters 20-26
1. Describe the ritual in Brother Jacques's class. Include how it was ended.
2. How did Obie feel about the Assignments and his relationship with Archie?
3. Summarize the conversation between Archie and Obie when they met in the gym.
4. What was happening to the sales? (Chapter 22)
5. What was Brother Leon's explanation for the way the sales were?
6. What did Goober tell Jerry he was going to do? Why?
7. What information did Cochran overhear Brothers Jacques and Leon discussing?
8. Summarize the phone conversation between Archie and Leon.
9. What was Jerry's new Assignment? What would happen if he didn't carry it out?
10. What new feeling did Jerry have?
Chapters 27-32
1. Describe Frankie Rollo. Summarize what happened when The Vigils summoned him to a meeting.
2. According to Carter, what problem did The Vigils have?
3. What solution did Archie propose? What did he say about Jerry?
4. Describe the things that happened to Jerry. (Chapter 28)
5. How was the chocolate being sold?
6. What did Goober discover when he watched Cochran post the latest results? How did he react?
7. Summarize the confrontation between Janza and Jerry.
Chapters 33-39
1. What happened to Jerry at school after the beating? (Chapter 34)
2. What was Archie's plan to get rid of Jerry's chocolates?
3. What did Archie tell Jerry about the fight?
4. What was the twist to the raffle tickets?
5. What color marble did Archie choose?
6. What went wrong with the fight?
7. Who was watching the fight from the top of the hill? Who saw him there?
8. Who confronted Archie? What did he say? Who came to Archie's rescue?
9. What happened to Jerry at the end of the story?
10. What happened to the chocolates and the money from the raffle?