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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. Mr. Wonka tells his visitors that they should expect to hear what noise quite often during the tour?

2. What element of the Chocolate Room does the narrator name as its "most astonishing" (63) feature?

3. How many edible buttercups are present within the Chocolate Room?

4. What language do the Oompa-Loompas speak "now," (71) according to Mr. Wonka?

5. One room of Mr. Wonka's chocolate factory contains what type of animals that produce chocolate milk?

Short Essay Questions

1. What method does Mr. Wonka consistently use when he does not want to answer a question from the touring group?

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

3. In what ways is Charlie different from his fellow golden ticket finders?

4. What happens to Violet after she swells up and turns purple?

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

6. 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?

7. Describe the scene at Mr. Wonka's factory on the morning of February 1st.

8. How does the narrator describe Mr. Wonka's eyes and face?

9. Provide a piece of evidence supporting the conclusion that Mr. Wonka treats the Oompa-Loompas as somewhat dispensable creatures.

10. Which room in the factory is Mr. Wonka's favorite and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explicate the theme of family bonds within Roald Dahl's novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. What is the author's message regarding family bonds and how do you know?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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