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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the eve of Charlie's birthday, he makes what query of his mother?
(a) He asks if she will be making a cake for his birthday.
(b) He asks if Grandpa Joe could have his birthday present instead of him.
(c) He asks if his mother believes everything will be okay.
(d) He asks if his birthday present is a Wonka candy bar.

2. 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?
(a) Skinny.
(b) Muscular.
(c) Emaciated.
(d) Strong.

3. What are the names of Mr. Bucket's parents?
(a) Joseph and Joanna.
(b) George and Georgina.
(c) Daniel and Danielle.
(d) Joe and Josephine.

4. Who finds the third golden ticket?
(a) Veruca.
(b) Violet.
(c) Mike.
(d) Charlie.

5. What food does Charlie long to eat above all others?
(a) Rock candy.
(b) Marshmallows.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Peanut brittle.

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

7. How much earlier does Charlie leave for his walk to school after the family begins to slowly starve?
(a) 10 minutes.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 3 minutes.
(d) 45 minutes.

8. What are the names of Mrs. Bucket's parents?
(a) George and Georgina.
(b) Daniel and Danielle.
(c) Joe and Josephine.
(d) Joseph and Joanna.

9. What visual clue had first alerted the people in the Buckets' town to the fact that Mr. Wonka's factory was again up and running?
(a) Mr. Wonka standing on the factory balcony.
(b) Trucks pulling up to the factory to pick up inventory.
(c) Smoke coming out of the factory chimney.
(d) The gates of the factory remaining wide open.

10. What is NOT named among the qualities of Violet's speech in the article focused on her discovery of a golden ticket?
(a) Deliberate.
(b) Loud.
(c) Fast.
(d) Impeded by her gum-chewing.

11. What is Mike's favorite hobby, to the exclusion of all other activities?
(a) Eating.
(b) Watching television and movies.
(c) Lying.
(d) Chewing gum.

12. Mike has "no fewer than" how many "toy pistols of various sizes hanging from belts around his body" (32)?
(a) 29.
(b) 6.
(c) 18.
(d) 86.

13. Charlie's grandparents are described by the narrator as being "as shriveled as" (8) what?
(a) Prunes.
(b) Raisins.
(c) Rotten plums.
(d) Seersucker pants.

14. About how long does one of Charlie's evening visits to his grandparents' room last?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 10 minutes.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 1 hour.

15. When Charlie first finds the dollar bill, he decides to buy how many chocolate bars before bringing the rest of the dollar home?
(a) 3.
(b) 8.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times bigger do Charlie's grandparents say Mr. Wonka's factory is compared to the next largest chocolate factory in the world?

2. What action do children all over the world start to take in order to increase their chances of finding golden tickets?

3. What body part does Charlie always lift into the air as he stands outside the gates of Mr. Wonka's chocolate factory?

4. How old does Charlie turn on his birthday within the narrative?

5. The tour of the Mr. Wonka chocolate factory occurs on the first day of which month?

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