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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. Which member of Charlie's family is chosen as the one who will accompany Charlie on his tour of Mr. Wonka's chocolate factory?
(a) Mr. Bucket.
(b) Mrs. Bucket.
(c) Grandma Josephine.
(d) Grandpa Joe.

2. Who opens the candy bar that is acquired as a result of Grandpa Joe's plan to get another chance at finding a golden ticket?
(a) Charlie first opens one half and Grandpa Joe then opens the other half.
(b) Grandpa Joe.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Grandpa Joe first opens one half and Charlie then opens the other half.

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

4. How many beds does the Bucket family's house have within it?
(a) 2.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 1.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Mr. Bucket reads aloud a newspaper article to the family that is entitled "Wonka Factory to Be Opened At Last to" (22) whom?

3. None of Charlie's grandparents is under what age?

4. What is Grandpa Joe's reaction when he realizes that Charlie's golden ticket is authentic?

5. When the plan to get another chance at finding a golden ticket is enacted by Charlie and Grandpa Joe, what type of bar does Charlie buy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How are sensory details used to provide a vivid depiction of the outside of Mr. Wonka's chocolate factory?

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

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

6. What is the symbolism of a golden ticket?

7. In what small way does Mr. Bucket earn money during the time of his unemployment?

8. Describe Charlie's house and living conditions.

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

10. In what way does Professor Foulbody's demonstration of his gold-finding machine go terribly awry?

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