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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What food does Charlie long to eat above all others?
2. How many Golden Tickets have been found by the day prior to Charlie's birthday?
3. 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?
4. Once Charlie starts to enter stages of severe malnutrition, what action does he start to perform during recess?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way does Professor Foulbody's demonstration of his gold-finding machine go terribly awry?
2. What is the symbolism of a golden ticket?
3. Describe the contest devised by Mr. Wonka.
4. In what small way does Mr. Bucket earn money during the time of his unemployment?
5. What evidence does Grandpa Joe provide for his claim that Mr. Wonka is a "magician" (8)?
6. What is the birthday present Charlie's family saves up for all year so they can provide him with a gift?
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 four traits are depicted as unfavorable within Dahl's depictions of Violet, Veruca, Augustus, and Mike?
9. What is ironic about the fact that Grandpa Joe is the oldest of Charlie's four grandparents?
10. What is Charlie's nightly routine involving his grandparents?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Trace the characterization arc of Charlie Bucket. Discuss whether Charlie is a round or flat character and whether he is a static or dynamic character. Then do the same in relation to Mr. Wonka.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the reasons why Roald Dahl's novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory utilizes a third person omniscient narrator who sometimes communicates directly with the reader using the second person point of view. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what is Dahl's intended effect on the reader?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss three different types of comedic techniques Dahl uses within his novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
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