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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. What food does Charlie long to eat above all others?
2. What item does Charlie traditionally receive for his birthday?
3. For what reason had Mr. Wonka fired all of his factory workers one day?
4. Who invents the machine that alerts the user to the presence of gold within a particular object but is smashed by a crowd when it reaches out and makes "a grab for the gold filling in the back tooth of a duchess" (23) standing nearby?
5. What are the names of Mrs. Bucket's parents?
Short Essay Questions
1. How are sensory details used to provide a vivid depiction of the outside of Mr. Wonka's chocolate factory?
2. What is Charlie's nightly routine involving his grandparents?
3. Where does Charlie go once he finds a dollar bill in the snow?
4. What is the birthday present Charlie's family saves up for all year so they can provide him with a gift?
5. Describe the contest devised by Mr. Wonka.
6. In what way is impulsive behavior encouraged within the scene of Charlie's discovery of a golden ticket?
7. What is ironic about the fact that Grandpa Joe is the oldest of Charlie's four grandparents?
8. What effect does Charlie's news about finding a golden ticket have on Grandpa Joe?
9. What four traits are depicted as unfavorable within Dahl's depictions of Violet, Veruca, Augustus, and Mike?
10. Describe Charlie's house and living conditions.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Trace the characterization arc of Charlie Bucket. Discuss whether Charlie is a round or flat character and whether he is a static or dynamic character. Then do the same in relation to Mr. Wonka.
Essay Topic 2
The original version of Dahl’s story describes the Oompa-Loompas as African pygmies, but the text was later amended to be more politically correct. What is problematic about the combination of the Oompa-Loompas’ status as Africans and their status as happy, unpaid, and isolated workers in Mr. Wonka’s factory?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss how and why Roald Dahl instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of his novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
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