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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Charlie’s Birthday" - "What It Said on the Golden Ticket".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Once the financial situation of Charlie's family worsens to its lowest point, what item does each family member have for breakfast each day?
(a) Cabbage soup.
(b) A slice of bread.
(c) A bowl of gruel.
(d) A scrambled egg.

2. Mr. Bucket reads aloud a newspaper article to the family that is entitled "Wonka Factory to Be Opened At Last to" (22) whom?
(a) Lucky few.
(b) Fortunate souls.
(c) Fun children.
(d) Rabid Wonka fans.

3. At the end of Chapter 8, who predicts that the final golden ticket will be found by a rude, ill-behaved child?
(a) Grandma Georgina.
(b) Grandpa Joe.
(c) Mr. Bucket.
(d) Charlie.

4. For what period of time had Mr. Wonka's factory remained silent before it started producing again?
(a) Months and months.
(b) Decades and decades.
(c) Weeks and weeks.
(d) Days and days.

5. What period of time does the narrator name when describing Charlie's reveries outside of Mr. Wonka's factory?
(a) Several minutes.
(b) Two seconds.
(c) Hours on end.
(d) But a moment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT a way in which the narrator depicts Veruca?

2. How old is Grandpa Joe?

3. Which character is depicted as waving to the reader in an illustration on page 3 of the text?

4. What event happens within Charlie's family that worsens their already dire financial situation?

5. What adjective does the narrator use to describe Charlie's shoulders when Mrs. Bucket puts her arms around them in order to urge him on to school?

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