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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 quality does Mr. Wonka declare he cannot abide in a factory?

2. Which of the following behaviors is allowed by Mr. Wonka within the walls of the Inventing Room?

3. Mr. Wonka tells which child that he had always thought that same child's name had signified a sort of wart on one's extremity?

4. How many animals are working inside the Nut Room when the touring group stops by?

5. What type of animal works exclusively in the Nut Room?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Mr. Wonka's rudeness to the children's parents accelerate throughout the tour?

2. What is Mr. Wonka's reaction when he sees Augustus drinking from his chocolate river?

3. Where does Mr. Wonka say that all of his most important factory rooms are located?

4. 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.

5. What evidence does the narrator provide for the claim that one particular room in the factory is Mr. Wonka's favorite room?

6. In what way does Augustus's father demonstrate a decided lack of altruism within the scene involving the chocolate river?

7. What sort of tone is displayed within the moment when Mr. Wonka meets Veruca?

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. Explain Mr. Wonka's invention of the "square candies that look round" (106).

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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

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