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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. What is NOT a food eaten on a regular basis by the Bucket family?
3. Mr. Bucket reads aloud a newspaper article to the family that is entitled "Wonka Factory to Be Opened At Last to" (22) whom?
4. Mike has "no fewer than" how many "toy pistols of various sizes hanging from belts around his body" (32)?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the contest devised by Mr. Wonka.
2. How does Charlie acquire a Wonka bar of chocolate between his birthday and the day when he finds a golden ticket?
3. In what way is impulsive behavior encouraged within the scene of Charlie's discovery of a golden ticket?
4. What observation does the narrator make about "small children in times of hardship" (39)?
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. Provide an example of Dahl's use of the second person point of view to instruct the reader.
8. How does Veruca's father report having acquired a golden ticket for his daughter Veruca?
9. Where does Charlie go once he finds a dollar bill in the snow?
10. Describe Charlie's house and living conditions.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of Roald Dahl's novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and analyze Dahl’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.
Essay Topic 2
How is the theme of altruism demonstrated within the novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
Essay Topic 3
Write a critical essay about Roald Dahl's novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory while using the critical lens of biographical theory. Use textual evidence from the novel and from your author research in order to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's messages and their connections to the author’s life.
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