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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What action do children all over the world start to take in order to increase their chances of finding golden tickets?
(a) They rob banks.
(b) They ask for allowance increases.
(c) They beg to get paid for doing extra chores.
(d) They smash their piggy banks with hammers.

2. 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.

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

4. At what type of factory does Mr. Bucket work?
(a) Rubber cement.
(b) Fertilizer.
(c) Toothpaste.
(d) Mattress.

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) Boredom.
(b) Anger.
(c) Excitement.
(d) Calm.

Short Answer Questions

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

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 item does Charlie traditionally receive for his birthday?

4. How many beds does the Bucket family's house have within it?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What method does Roald Dahl use to introduce the main characters in the novel?

2. What is Charlie's nightly routine involving his grandparents?

3. What conclusion does Grandma Georgina draw about the final golden ticket and what is the outcome of her prediction?

4. Provide an example of Dahl's use of the second person point of view to instruct the reader.

5. Where does Charlie go once he finds a dollar bill in the snow?

6. How are the title and subject matter of Chapter 10 at odds with a reader's typical expectations of a children's book?

7. What observation does the narrator make about "small children in times of hardship" (39)?

8. How does Veruca's father report having acquired a golden ticket for his daughter Veruca?

9. What evidence does Grandpa Joe provide for his claim that Mr. Wonka is a "magician" (8)?

10. What ritual does Charlie perform each day on his way to and from school?

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