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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “The Big Day Arrives" - "Down the Chocolate River".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first member of the touring group to notice an Oompa-Loompa?
(a) Mike.
(b) Grandpa Joe.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Veruca.

2. The narrator reports that when Charlie finds a dollar bill, he has only one word come immediately to mind?
(a) Rent.
(b) Food.
(c) Ticket.
(d) Vacation.

3. What is Charlie's role in Grandpa Joe's plan to allow them one more try at finding a golden ticket after Charlie's birthday?
(a) He must share the chocolate bar with his parents.
(b) He must take the money to the store and buy a chocolate bar.
(c) He must call his parents in the room if a golden ticket is found.
(d) He must earn the money for another chocolate bar by shoveling snow.

4. What is Grandpa Joe's reaction when he realizes that Charlie's golden ticket is authentic?
(a) He shrieks with joy.
(b) He bursts into tears.
(c) He bursts into song.
(d) He leaps out of bed and performs a victory dance.

5. The narrator describes Charlie's four grandparents as "pretending" (27) what emotion when Charlie is about to open his birthday bar of chocolate?
(a) Excitement.
(b) Calm.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the evening of what day of the search had one of the workers at Veruca's father's factory found a golden ticket?

2. What type of facial hair does Mr. Wonka sport?

3. How much earlier does Charlie leave for his walk to school after the family begins to slowly starve?

4. What quality does Mr. Wonka declare he cannot abide in a factory?

5. At the end of Chapter 8, who predicts that the final golden ticket will be found by a rude, ill-behaved child?

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