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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. None of Charlie's grandparents is under what age?
2. What type of product does the factory owned by Veruca's father produce?
3. What are the names of Mr. Bucket's parents?
4. What adjective does the narrator use to describe Charlie's shoulders when Mrs. Bucket puts her arms around them in order to urge him on to school?
5. How long does Charlie generally make his annual birthday present last?
Short Essay Questions
1. What ritual does Charlie perform each day on his way to and from school?
2. What method does Roald Dahl use to introduce the main characters in the novel?
3. What four traits are depicted as unfavorable within Dahl's depictions of Violet, Veruca, Augustus, and Mike?
4. What effect does Charlie's news about finding a golden ticket have on Grandpa Joe?
5. In what small way does Mr. Bucket earn money during the time of his unemployment?
6. How are sensory details used to provide a vivid depiction of the outside of Mr. Wonka's chocolate factory?
7. What is the birthday present Charlie's family saves up for all year so they can provide him with a gift?
8. What is the symbolism of a golden ticket?
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
Analyze the interplay between the resolution of Roald Dahl's novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and one of the novel's main messages. How does Dahl make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help him get across one main message of the novel?
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 how and why Roald Dahl instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of his novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
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