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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. Charlie's birthday chocolate bar is called a "Wonka's Whipple-Scrumptious Fudge-Mallow" (26) what?

2. How old does Charlie turn on his birthday within the narrative?

3. Mike has "no fewer than" how many "toy pistols of various sizes hanging from belts around his body" (32)?

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

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?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what small way does Mr. Bucket earn money during the time of his unemployment?

2. What evidence does Grandpa Joe provide for his claim that Mr. Wonka is a "magician" (8)?

3. What is Charlie's nightly routine involving his grandparents?

4. What method does Roald Dahl use to introduce the main characters in the novel?

5. What is the birthday present Charlie's family saves up for all year so they can provide him with a gift?

6. Provide an example of Dahl's use of the second person point of view to instruct the reader.

7. Describe Charlie's house and living conditions.

8. What observation does the narrator make about "small children in times of hardship" (39)?

9. In what way does Mrs. Bucket try to prepare Charlie for possible disappointment regarding the presence of a golden ticket in his birthday candy bar?

10. What effect does Charlie's news about finding a golden ticket have on Grandpa Joe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of Roald Dahl's novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and analyze Dahl’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the reasons why Roald Dahl's novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory utilizes a third person omniscient narrator who sometimes communicates directly with the reader using the second person point of view. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what is Dahl's intended effect on the reader?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Roald Dahl's novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?

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