CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY

ROALD DAHL
Supplementary reader
Grade 6
Chapter 1 -15

1. What is the treasure that Charlie receives on his birthday? Why does
he call it a treasure?

A. Charlie always longs for chocolate more than anything else. On his
birthday he is presented with one small chocolate bar. The whole family
saves money for that special occasion. Thus, he calls it as a treasure.

2. Who is Will Wonka? Describe Wonka’s factory.

A. Mr. Will Wonka is the most extra ordinary chocolate maker the world has
ever seen. Mr. Wonka owned an enormous chocolate factory made of
huge iron gates and a high wall surrounding it.

3. What did Prince Pondicherry ask Mr. Willy to build for him?
Describe it in your own words.

A. Prince Pondicherry had asked Mr. Willy to build him a colossal palace
entirely made of chocolate. It had 100 rooms and everything was made of
either dark or light chocolate. The bricks, cement, the windows, the walls
and ceilings all were made of chocolate. The house even had chocolate
 carpets and furniture’s made of chocolate. It had taps from which hot
chocolate came pouring out.

4. Why did Wonka’s giant chocolate factory become silent and deserted?

A. Other chocolate makers started stealing Mr. Wonka’s secret recipe out of
jealousy. The spies took up jobs in Wonka’s factory pretending that they
were ordinary workers while they were actually finding out the secret
recipes of Mr. Wonka’s factory. Because of these spies, Mr. Wonka
decided to close the factory.

5. What is the golden ticket? Who found the golden ticket first?

A. Mr. Wonka had decided to allow five children to visit his factory through
a golden ticket which they can find in the chocolate bars of Mr. Wonka’s
chocolate factory. The first golden ticket was found by the boy named
Augustus Gloop.

6. Which famous English scientist invented a machine which would tell

without opening the wrapper of a chocolate, whether there was a
Golden Ticket or not? How does it work?

A. Professor Foulbody is the famous English scientist who invented a machine

which would tell without opening the wrapper of a chocolate, whether or
not there was a Golden Ticket hidden inside it. The machine had a
mechanical arm that shot out with tremendous force and grabbed hold of
anything that had the slightest bit of gold inside it.

7. Was the machine invented by the professor Foulbody a success?

A. The machine invented by Professor Foulbody wasn’t a success as when he

was showing off the machine to the public at the sweet counter of a large
department store, the mechanical arm shot out and made a grab for the gold
 filling in the back tooth of a duchess who was standing nearby. The people
gathered got furious and smashed the machine.

8. Did Charlie get the golden ticket on his birthday? When did he get it
and on what day did the golden ticket say Charlie should arrive at Mr.
Wonka’s factory?

A. No Charlie did not get the golden ticket on his birthday. One day he found
some money on the street from which Charlie bought two bars of chocolate
and the second one had the golden ticket. It was written on the golden ticket
that he was chosen to visit Wonka’s chocolate factory on the first day of the
month of February.

9. Why was Charlie’s family forced to starve?

A. Mr. Bucket had been working in a toothpaste factory which closed down
suddenly. He could not find another job even though he tried hard to find
one. The only way he managed to earn some money was by shoveling snow
in the streets. This is the reason why their meals became meagre.

10. What did Charlie find on the street?

A. One afternoon while Charlie was walking back home with the icy wind in
his face and hungrier than he had ever felt before, his eyes were caught by
something silvery lying in the gutter in the snow. Charlie stepped off the
kerb and bent down, he found that it was a fifty pence piece.

11. Describe Charlie’s feelings when he won the golden ticket.

A. Charlie stood still holding the golden ticket tightly with both hands, while
the crowd pushed and shouted loudly around him. He felt dizzy and a
floating sensation coming over him, as though he was floating up in the air
like a balloon. He could hear his heart thumping away loudly somewhere
in his throat.

12. Describe the golden ticket.

A. The golden ticket was made from a sheet of pure gold hammered out almost
to the thinness of paper. On one side of it was printed by some clever
method in jet- black letters the invitation itself from Mr. Wonka.

13. What was written in the golden ticket?

A. It was written that many tremendous surprises were in store. The lucky
finder was invited to come to the factory and be Mr. Wonka’s guest for
one whole day and he himself would conduct the lucky finder around the
factory. It also added that they would be escorted back home by trucks
loaded with enough delicious eatables. If at any point of time they ran out
of the supply, Mr.Wonka would happily refill their cupboard. The day and
time chosen for the visit was also mentioned it the golden ticket. They were
also allowed to bring one or two members of their own family along with
them.

14. Describe the chocolate room.

A. The chocolate room had a shiny metal door. It was the nerve centre of the
whole factory, the heart of the whole business. There were green meadows
on either side of the valleys and along with it flowed a great brown river.
There was a tremendous waterfall and below of which were enormous
glass pipes. It was all chocolate. Every drop of that river was hot melted
chocolate of the finest quality.

15. What did the lucky winners of the golden ticket find across the river
in the chocolate room?

A. While they were excitedly picking up the buttercups in the chocolate room
of the factory, they found a little man across the river. Soon they
discovered that there were many of them. These tiny men were no larger
than medium sized dolls. They were real people called Oompa – Loompas.
LONG ANSWERS
1. Describe the living conditions of the Bucket family.

The bucket family lived together which included the maternal and paternal
grandparents as well as Mr. and Mrs. Bucket with their son Charlie. They
lived in a small two room wooden house on the edge of town. The house
wasn’t nearly large enough for so many people. They led an extremely
uncomfortable life.

There was only one bed which both sets of grandparents used. Mr. and
Mrs. Bucket along with Charlie slept on mattresses on the floor. In the
winter the cold draft made the living conditions worse. The family had
little food and money.

Mr. Bucket for was the only earning member of the family and struggled
to satisfy their requirements. He worked in a toothpaste factory, where he
sat all day long and screwed the little caps on to the tops of the tubes of
tooth paste. But a toothpaste cap- screwer is never paid with much money.
However, he worked hard to take care of the large needs of his family. The
only meal they could afford were bread and margarine for breakfast, boiled
potatoes and cabbage for lunch and cabbage soup for dinner. Each family
member used to look forward for Sundays because those were a bit better
than the other days as everyone was allowed a second helping.

Charlie the youngest of the family, though was provided enough for a
growing boy always longed for a chocolate. He used to get to taste a bit of
chocolate only once a year and that was on his birthday. The whole family
used to save money for that special occasion. Charlie treasured that one
small bar of chocolate as if it was a bar of solid gold.
2. How do the workers work in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?

Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory is manned by employees known as

Oompa – Loompas. They are mysterious, but the book does provide some
details about how they work.

The Oompa – Loompas are obviously hard workers and dedicated

employees who are committed to their work. Apart from this, the Oompa
– Loompas liked to have fun while on the job.

Willy Wonka says the following about his workers:

“They are wonderful workers. They all speak English now. They love
dancing and music. They are always making up songs.”

It seems part of the Oompa – Loompa’s love for fun on the job comes out
through their mischievous behaviour, including mocking disobedient kids
and their parent through songs. Willy Wonka warns those in the tour about
the Oompa – Loompa’s love for mischief saying ‘I must warn you, though,
that they are rather mischievous. They like jokes.

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