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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. If a person finds a Golden Ticket, what will that person receive, according to Mr. Wonka?
2. 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?
3. How many chocolate bars does Charlie ultimately buy with his found dollar bill?
4. What are the names of Mr. Bucket's parents?
5. What is NOT a way in which the narrator depicts Veruca?
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. Describe Charlie's house and living conditions.
4. What is ironic about the fact that Grandpa Joe is the oldest of Charlie's four grandparents?
5. Provide an example of Dahl's use of the second person point of view to instruct the reader.
6. In what way is impulsive behavior encouraged within the scene of Charlie's discovery of a golden ticket?
7. How does Veruca's father report having acquired a golden ticket for his daughter Veruca?
8. What observation does the narrator make about "small children in times of hardship" (39)?
9. 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?
10. What method does Roald Dahl use to introduce the main characters in the novel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What messages does Roald Dahl's novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory send about secrecy and what themes does the author employ in order to send these messages to the reader?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss how and why Roald Dahl instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of his novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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