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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. How many times bigger do Charlie's grandparents say Mr. Wonka's factory is compared to the next largest chocolate factory in the world?

2. The narrator reports that when Charlie finds a dollar bill, he has only one word come immediately to mind?

3. What event happens within Charlie's family that worsens their already dire financial situation?

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

5. What item does Charlie traditionally receive for his birthday?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Charlie's house and living conditions.

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

5. In what small way does Mr. Bucket earn money during the time of his unemployment?

6. What is the symbolism of a golden ticket?

7. What evidence does Grandpa Joe provide for his claim that Mr. Wonka is a "magician" (8)?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Determine Roald Dahl’s message within Charlie and the Chocolate Factory regarding the idea that loyalty is an extremely important virtue to possess.

Essay Topic 2

The original version of Dahl’s story describes the Oompa-Loompas as African pygmies, but the text was later amended to be more politically correct. What is problematic about the combination of the Oompa-Loompas’ status as Africans and their status as happy, unpaid, and isolated workers in Mr. Wonka’s factory?

Essay Topic 3

William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within Roald Dahl's novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the novel.

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