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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 are the names of Mrs. Bucket's parents?
2. What reaction do Grandpa Joe and Charlie have once they realize that the chocolate bar acquired during their plan does not contain a golden ticket?
3. Who invents the machine that alerts the user to the presence of gold within a particular object but is smashed by a crowd when it reaches out and makes "a grab for the gold filling in the back tooth of a duchess" (23) standing nearby?
4. What action do children all over the world start to take in order to increase their chances of finding golden tickets?
5. How many siblings does Charlie have?
Short Essay Questions
1. What evidence does Grandpa Joe provide for his claim that Mr. Wonka is a "magician" (8)?
2. How does Veruca's father report having acquired a golden ticket for his daughter Veruca?
3. What four traits are depicted as unfavorable within Dahl's depictions of Violet, Veruca, Augustus, and Mike?
4. In what small way does Mr. Bucket earn money during the time of his unemployment?
5. Describe the contest devised by Mr. Wonka.
6. How does the theme of integrity appear within Mr. Wonka's decision to close his factory for several months at one point in time?
7. How are the title and subject matter of Chapter 10 at odds with a reader's typical expectations of a children's book?
8. What is ironic about the fact that Grandpa Joe is the oldest of Charlie's four grandparents?
9. What is the symbolism of a golden ticket?
10. What ritual does Charlie perform each day on his way to and from school?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the theme of cruelty function within the novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and what are Dahl’s messages regarding this theme?
Essay Topic 2
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 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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