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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 quality does Mr. Wonka declare he cannot abide in a factory?
2. In what location are the Oompa-Loompas who sing about Violet?
3. What method does Mr. Wonka report having used in order to transport the Oompa-Loompas to his factory?
4. At what time of the morning does the tour of Mr. Wonka's factory begin?
5. What is the first flavor Violet tastes upon popping the three-course gum into her mouth?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way does Dahl utilize the second person point of view within his portrayal of Augustus falling prey to his appetite in the Chocolate Room?
2. What happens to Violet after she swells up and turns purple?
3. What details does Mr. Wonka provide about the Oompa-Loompas?
4. 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.
5. How does Violet come to swell up and to turn purple?
6. How does the narrator describe Mr. Wonka's eyes and face?
7. Where does Mr. Wonka say that all of his most important factory rooms are located?
8. How many people are present within the party touring Mr. Wonka's factory?
9. Provide a piece of evidence supporting the conclusion that Mr. Wonka treats the Oompa-Loompas as somewhat dispensable creatures.
10. Describe the scene at Mr. Wonka's factory on the morning of February 1st.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss how and why Roald Dahl instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of his novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
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
How is the theme of altruism demonstrated within the novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
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