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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. For what period of time had Mr. Wonka's factory remained silent before it started producing again?
(a) Months and months.
(b) Decades and decades.
(c) Weeks and weeks.
(d) Days and days.

2. What had been the name of the royal patron for whom Mr. Wonka created a palace made entirely of chocolate?
(a) King Magritte.
(b) Prince Pondicherry.
(c) Queen Holliday.
(d) Dauphin DeVry.

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

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

5. How long does Charlie generally make his annual birthday present last?
(a) Thirty seconds.
(b) One week.
(c) Three days.
(d) One month.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT named among the qualities of Violet's speech in the article focused on her discovery of a golden ticket?

2. 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?

3. Who warns Charlie not to be disappointed if his birthday chocolate bar does not contain a golden ticket?

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

5. For what reason had Mr. Wonka fired all of his factory workers one day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ironic about the fact that Grandpa Joe is the oldest of Charlie's four grandparents?

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

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

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

5. In what way is impulsive behavior encouraged within the scene of Charlie's discovery of a golden ticket?

6. How does the theme of integrity appear within Mr. Wonka's decision to close his factory for several months at one point in time?

7. In what way does Mrs. Bucket try to prepare Charlie for possible disappointment regarding the presence of a golden ticket in his birthday candy bar?

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

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

10. What is the symbolism of a golden ticket?

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