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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
As you read, answer the questions below. Please type your answers.
Chapter 1: “Here Comes Charlie” What are three examples that support the claim that “life was extremely uncomfortable” for Charlie’s family?
Three examples that support the claim that “life was extremely uncomfortable for Charlie’s family are: 1) ______
2) ______
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Why was it torture for Charlie to live so close to the chocolate factory?
Chapter 2: “Mr. Willy Wonka’s Factory” What happens to Grandpa Joe when he sees Charlie in the evenings?
Other than chocolate, what are two inventions does Grandpa Joe say that Willy Wonka created?
Chapter 3: “Mr. Wonka and the Indian Prince” What happened to Prince Pondicherry’s palace?
Chapter 4: “The Secret Workers” Why did Mr. Wonka send his workers home never to come back?
What is one of the mysteries of Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory?
Chapter 5: “The Golden Tickets” What is Mr. Wonka’s special present to the five ticket winners?
On the basis of probability, Grandpa George says Charlie has no chance at all of finding the golden ticket. What do you think he means?
Chapter 6: “The First Two Finders” Do you think the first two finders of the golden tickets (Augustus Gloop and Veruca Salt) deserved their find?
Chapter 7: “Charlie’s Birthday” Why was Charlie’s family just as excited as him before he opened the chocolate bar?
What does Charlie want to do with the chocolate after opening it?
Chapter 8: “Two More Golden Tickets Found” How long has Violet been chewing “this piece of gum”?
Why was Mike Teavee annoyed with the reporter who was trying to interview him? 7
Chapter 9: “Grandpa Joe Takes a Gamble” Why did Grandpa Joe use his money to pay for another chocolate bar?
What wakes up Grandma Josephine?
Chapter 10: “The Family Begins to Starve” Why had the excitement about the golden tickets faded in Charlie’s home?
What are two changes that Charlie made in order to save his strength?
Chapter 11: “The Miracle” How did eating the first chocolate bar make Charlie feel?
Why do you think the shopkeeper said, “I have a feeling you needed a break like this. I’m awfully glad you got it.”
Chapter 12: “What it said on the Golden Ticket” What was Charlie’s family’s first reaction to him telling them he had found the 5th golden ticket?
According to what it said on the Golden Ticket, what was the finder able to do when they ran out of chocolate?
Why is Grandpa Joe a good choice to accompany Charlie to the factory?
Chapter 13: “The Big Day Arrives” Why was it good that all the other children had both of their parents accompany them to the chocolate factory?
What were two of the comments the crowd made when they saw Charlie?
Chapter 14: “Mr. Willy Wonka” What kind of climate does Mr. Wonka keep for his workers?
How did Mr. Wonka act when greeting the five children?
Chapter 15: The Chocolate Room How much chocolate does Mr. Wonka say is in his brown river?
Why does Mr. Wonka say that the waterfall is the most important?
Chapter 16: The OompaLoompas How did Mr. Wonka convince the OompaLoompas to work for him?
Describe Veronica’s behavior after learning about the OompaLoompas?
Chapter 17: “Augustus Gloop Goes up the Pipe” Why are Augustus Gloop’s parents mad at Willy Wonka?
What does the OompaLoompa’s song suggest about Augustus Gloop’s character?
Chapter 18: “Down the Chocolate River” What is Mr. Wonka’s yacht made out of?
Describe the tunnel the chocolate river took the passengers through.
Chapter 19: “The Inventing Room—Everlasting Gobstoppers and Hair Toffee” Why is the “Inventing Room” the most important room in the entire factory?
How are the everlasting gobstoppers different than gum?
Chapter 20: “The Great Gum Machine” Why were most of the children disappointed to find out that the machine just produced a small stick of grey gum?
Chapter 21: “Goodbye Violet” What made Willy Wonka’s piece of gum different than a normal stick of gum?
What happened to Violet when chewing the piece of gum?
Chapter 22: “Along the Corridor” Name three of the rooms that they passed going down the corridor.
Chapter 23: “Square Candies that Look Round” When Mrs. Salt accuses Mr. Wonka of lying, what does he reply?
Explain what Mr. Wonka means by “square candies that look round”?
Chapter 24: “Veruca in the Nut Room” Why does Veruca disobey Mr. Wonka and enter the Nut Room?
Why does the OompaLoompa song state that they are happy that Veruca’s parents fell down the garbage chute too?
Chapter 25: “The Great Glass Elevator” How did Charlie and Grandpa Joe like the elevator ride?
Why is Mr. Wonka afraid of a collision?
Chapter 26: “The TelevisionChocolate Room” Why did Charlie feel a sense of danger after entering the TelevisionChocolate room?
What is Mr. Wonka’s tremendous idea for television?
Chapter 27: “Mike Teavee is Sent by Television” Why is Mike Teavee turned into a tiny boy?
What was the message in the OompaLoompa’s song about Mike Teavee?
Chapter 28: “Only Charlie Left” What did the elevator button labeled “Up and Out” mean?
Chapter 29: “The Other Children Go Home” Why is August Gloop now so thin? Why does Mr. Wonka think that Mike Teavee is lucky?
Chapter 30: “Charlie’s Chocolate Factory” Why does Mr. Wonka want to give Charlie the chocolate factory?
After reading the book: Each child that failed Mr. Wonka because they had certain weaknesses. State each child’s name and their weakness. Why is Charlie different?
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