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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Over how many different types of chocolate bars has Mr. Wonka invented, according to Grandpa Joe?
(a) 50.
(b) 100.
(c) 600.
(d) 200.

2. About how long does one of Charlie's evening visits to his grandparents' room last?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 10 minutes.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) 2 hours.

3. Once the financial situation of Charlie's family worsens to its lowest point, what item does each family member have for lunch each day?
(a) A scrambled egg.
(b) Half of a boiled potato.
(c) A slice of bacon.
(d) An apple.

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

5. At what type of factory does Mr. Bucket work?
(a) Mattress.
(b) Rubber cement.
(c) Toothpaste.
(d) Fertilizer.

6. 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) A scrambled egg.
(b) A bowl of gruel.
(c) A slice of bread.
(d) Cabbage soup.

7. In what location had Violet liked to place her chewed gum when her habit had been to chew a different piece every day?
(a) In her mother's hair.
(b) Under her desk at school.
(c) In her dog's fur.
(d) On the buttons of the elevator.

8. 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) Loud.
(c) Fast.
(d) Deliberate.

9. What event happens within Charlie's family that worsens their already dire financial situation?
(a) Their boarders move out.
(b) Taxes are raised.
(c) Mr. Bucket's place of employment closes down.
(d) Mrs. Bucket's place of employment closes down.

10. What visual clue had first alerted the people in the Buckets' town to the fact that Mr. Wonka's factory was again up and running?
(a) The gates of the factory remaining wide open.
(b) Trucks pulling up to the factory to pick up inventory.
(c) Smoke coming out of the factory chimney.
(d) Mr. Wonka standing on the factory balcony.

11. How many siblings does Charlie have?
(a) 0.
(b) 12.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

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

13. How many beds does the Bucket family's house have within it?
(a) 8.
(b) 1.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

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

15. None of Charlie's grandparents is under what age?
(a) 70.
(b) 100.
(c) 80.
(d) 90.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator reports that when Charlie finds a dollar bill, he has only one word come immediately to mind?

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

3. On the evening of what day of the search had one of the workers at Veruca's father's factory found a golden ticket?

4. What is Grandpa Joe's reaction when he realizes that Charlie's golden ticket is authentic?

5. What food does Charlie long to eat above all others?

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