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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of Charlie's grandparents sleep in the same bed at one time?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

2. What is NOT named among the qualities of Violet's speech in the article focused on her discovery of a golden ticket?
(a) Impeded by her gum-chewing.
(b) Fast.
(c) Deliberate.
(d) Loud.

3. The narrator reports that when Charlie finds a dollar bill, he has only one word come immediately to mind?
(a) Rent.
(b) Food.
(c) Vacation.
(d) Ticket.

4. How long does Charlie generally make his annual birthday present last?
(a) One week.
(b) One month.
(c) Thirty seconds.
(d) Three days.

5. The narrator describes Charlie's four grandparents as "pretending" (27) what emotion when Charlie is about to open his birthday bar of chocolate?
(a) Excitement.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Calm.
(d) Anger.

6. 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.

7. What are the names of Mrs. Bucket's parents?
(a) George and Georgina.
(b) Joe and Josephine.
(c) Daniel and Danielle.
(d) Joseph and Joanna.

8. Which member of Charlie's family is chosen as the one who will accompany Charlie on his tour of Mr. Wonka's chocolate factory?
(a) Mrs. Bucket.
(b) Grandma Josephine.
(c) Mr. Bucket.
(d) Grandpa Joe.

9. Charlie's grandparents are described by the narrator as being "as shriveled as" (8) what?
(a) Raisins.
(b) Prunes.
(c) Seersucker pants.
(d) Rotten plums.

10. How old does Charlie turn on his birthday within the narrative?
(a) 10.
(b) His age is not revealed by the narrator.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

11. The narrator describes the "curious" what that "seems to come so often to small children in times of hardship" (39) ?
(a) Age.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Youth.
(d) Experience.

12. Which character is depicted as waving to the reader in an illustration on page 3 of the text?
(a) Mr. Bucket.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Grandpa Joe.
(d) Mr. Wonka.

13. For what period of time had Mr. Wonka's factory remained silent before it started producing again?
(a) Decades and decades.
(b) Days and days.
(c) Months and months.
(d) Weeks and weeks.

14. On the eve of Charlie's birthday, he makes what query of his mother?
(a) He asks if his birthday present is a Wonka candy bar.
(b) He asks if Grandpa Joe could have his birthday present instead of him.
(c) He asks if his mother believes everything will be okay.
(d) He asks if she will be making a cake for his birthday.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what type of factory does Mr. Bucket work?

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

3. At what time of day does Charlie open his present of a chocolate bar on his birthday?

4. What is NOT a way in which the narrator depicts Veruca?

5. What adjective does the narrator use to describe Charlie's shoulders when Mrs. Bucket puts her arms around them in order to urge him on to school?

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