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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many animals are working inside the Nut Room when the touring group stops by?
(a) 100.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 83.
(d) 50.

2. Who asks Mr. Wonka in a concerned tone whether Violet will be alright again?
(a) Mike's mother.
(b) Grandpa Joe.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Mike.

3. The narrator describes the quickness of Mr. Wonka's movements and in so doing compares him to what type of animal?
(a) A horse.
(b) A bird.
(c) A squirrel.
(d) A mouse.

4. Mr. Wonka is described as doing a "funny little" what kind of "dance in the snow" (58) upon meeting his young visitors?
(a) Interpretive.
(b) Skipping.
(c) Frolicking.
(d) Leaping.

5. What action does Mr. Wonka take toward Violet when she guesses right that the object spit out of the Great Gum Machine is indeed a piece of gum?
(a) He shakes her hand.
(b) He bows to her.
(c) He slaps her on the back.
(d) He grabs her by the ear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object is the animal holding when Veruca catches sight of him and reaches out to grab him?

2. What object does Mr. Wonka create that he declares is "lickable" (104)?

3. What do the animals holding Veruca do to her head once they have her immobilized?

4. What is NOT an adjective Mr. Wonka uses to describe his feelings about meeting Grandpa Joe?

5. How many different Oompa-Loompas had tried the three-course gum and had been turned into blueberries as a result, prior to the group's tour?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What simile does Roald Dahl use in order to demonstrate the lithe and quick nature of Mr. Wonka's movements?

3. What lasting effects on Violet does Mr. Wonka describe will likely be present after her incident with the three-course gum?

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

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

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

7. What action does Veruca take in the Nut Room that results in her being attacked by squirrels?

8. 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.

9. In what way is the existence of the Oompa-Loompas discovered by the members of the group touring the factory?

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

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