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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator describes the "curious" what that "seems to come so often to small children in times of hardship" (39) ?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Experience.
(c) Age.
(d) Youth.

2. 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.

3. Who is the oldest one of Charlie's four grandparents?
(a) Grandma Danielle.
(b) Grandpa Daniel.
(c) Grandpa Joe.
(d) Grandma Georgina.

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

5. Once the financial situation of Charlie's family worsens to its lowest point, what item does each family member have for lunch each day?
(a) A slice of bacon.
(b) A scrambled egg.
(c) An apple.
(d) Half of a boiled potato.

6. What type of product does the factory owned by Veruca's father produce?
(a) Hats.
(b) Peanuts.
(c) Shoes.
(d) Squash rackets.

7. None of Charlie's grandparents is under what age?
(a) 80.
(b) 100.
(c) 70.
(d) 90.

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

9. What item does Charlie traditionally receive for his birthday?
(a) A chocolate bar.
(b) A spool of cotton candy.
(c) A marshmallow rabbit.
(d) An ice cream sundae.

10. Which character is depicted as waving to the reader in an illustration on page 3 of the text?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Grandpa Joe.
(c) Mr. Wonka.
(d) Mr. Bucket.

11. The tour of the Mr. Wonka chocolate factory occurs on the first day of which month?
(a) February.
(b) April.
(c) June.
(d) September.

12. If a person finds a Golden Ticket, what will that person receive, according to Mr. Wonka?
(a) A tour of his factory and a lifetime supply of Everlasting Gobstoppers.
(b) A tour of his factory and a lifetime supply of chocolate.
(c) A tour of his factory and a lifetime supply of marshmallows.
(d) A tour of his factory and a lifetime supply of cotton candy.

13. In what country had Mr. Wonka built a palace entirely out of chocolate for a particular royal patron?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Persia.
(c) India.
(d) England.

14. How deep is the snow by the evening of the first day of snowfall at Charlie's house?
(a) Ten feet.
(b) Two feet.
(c) Four feet.
(d) Six inches.

15. How many times bigger do Charlie's grandparents say Mr. Wonka's factory is compared to the next largest chocolate factory in the world?
(a) 8.
(b) 20.
(c) 500.
(d) 50.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Charlie generally make his annual birthday present last?

2. Who invents the machine that alerts the user to the presence of gold within a particular object but is smashed by a crowd when it reaches out and makes "a grab for the gold filling in the back tooth of a duchess" (23) standing nearby?

3. What adjective does Violet's mother use when she tells her a quality that the act of chewing gum all day lacks?

4. Once Charlie starts to enter stages of severe malnutrition, what action does he start to perform during recess?

5. What are the names of Mr. Bucket's parents?

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