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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Charlie’s Birthday" - "What It Said on the Golden Ticket".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Once Charlie starts to enter stages of severe malnutrition, what action does he start to perform during recess?
(a) He asks other students to share their snacks.
(b) He gathers berries from nearby bushes.
(c) He stays inside the classroom to conserve his energy.
(d) He does jumping jacks to preserve his muscle strength.

2. Mike has "no fewer than" how many "toy pistols of various sizes hanging from belts around his body" (32)?
(a) 86.
(b) 29.
(c) 6.
(d) 18.

3. Once the financial situation of Charlie's family worsens to its lowest point, what item does each family member have for breakfast each day?
(a) Cabbage soup.
(b) A scrambled egg.
(c) A bowl of gruel.
(d) A slice of bread.

4. Who accepts Charlie's offer to share part of his birthday chocolate bar with the others?
(a) No one.
(b) Mr. Bucket.
(c) Grandpa Joe.
(d) Mrs. Bucket.

5. How deep is the snow by the evening of the first day of snowfall at Charlie's house?
(a) Two feet.
(b) Ten feet.
(c) Four feet.
(d) Six inches.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the names of Mr. Bucket's parents?

2. How many Golden Tickets have been found by the day prior to Charlie's birthday?

3. What period of time does the narrator name when describing Charlie's reveries outside of Mr. Wonka's factory?

4. What is NOT a food eaten on a regular basis by the Bucket family?

5. Charlie's grandparents are described by the narrator as being "as shriveled as" (8) what?

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