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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 television character is featured on Mike's tee shirt on the day of the factory tour?
2. What predator is NOT named among Mr. Wonka's list of creatures that prey on Oompa-Loompas in their native land?
3. Which of the following behaviors is allowed by Mr. Wonka within the walls of the Inventing Room?
4. Mr. Wonka tells the touring group that whatever they do, the must not go into what room?
5. When Veruca's mother tells Veruca that Mr. Wonka is lying to her, what action does Mr. Wonka tell her to take?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain Mr. Wonka's invention of the "square candies that look round" (106).
2. In what way does Dahl utilize the second person point of view within his portrayal of Augustus falling prey to his appetite in the Chocolate Room?
3. Describe the scene at Mr. Wonka's factory on the morning of February 1st.
4. What method does Mr. Wonka consistently use when he does not want to answer a question from the touring group?
5. What simile does Roald Dahl use in order to demonstrate the lithe and quick nature of Mr. Wonka's movements?
6. What details does Mr. Wonka provide about the Oompa-Loompas?
7. Provide a piece of evidence for the conclusion that Mr. Wonka is more like the children in the touring group than he is like their parents.
8. Which room in the factory is Mr. Wonka's favorite and why?
9. What lasting effects on Violet does Mr. Wonka describe will likely be present after her incident with the three-course gum?
10. What is Mr. Wonka's reaction when he sees Augustus drinking from his chocolate river?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Sensory details are used frequently by the author in order to create vivid pictures of each character's progression through Mr. Wonka’s chocolate factory. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used by Dahl serve to the purposes of the text.
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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