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CHAPTER 1-2
Q.1. What was the awful thing that tortured little Charlie? Why was it awful?
Answer: The one awful thing was that there was an enormous chocolate factory in the
town, within sight of the house in which Charlie lived. It was awful because Charlie was
a lover of chocolate, yet he couldn’t afford to buy it. The factory was a huge temptation
for him and Charlie had to walk right past the gates twice a day.

Q.2. According to Charlie’s grandparents, what were some of Mr. Wonka’s characteristics?
Please use at least 3 adjectives and support your idea with detailed information from the
book.
Answer: According to his grandparents, Mr. Wonka was the most amazing, fantastic and
extraordinary chocolate maker in the world. He was so clever that he could make
anything he wanted. For example, he invented more than two hundred new kinds of
chocolate bars and a way of making chocolate ice cream so that it stayed cold for hours
without being in the refrigerator.

CHAPTER 3-4
Q.1. What happened to the chocolate palace and the Indian prince? Why?
Answer: The chocolate palace melted on a hot day and sank to the ground, and the crazy
prince woke up to find himself swimming in a huge brown sticky lake of chocolate. This
was because the prince didn’t eat the chocolate palace as once warned.

Q.2. Why did Mr. Wonka’s close his chocolate factory? What happened afterwards?
Answer: It closed the factory because of spies from the other factory. They took jobs in
the Wonka factory so as to find out how the special chocolate was made. The factory
remained closed for several months and then started running again, yet no one knew who
were working for the factory.

CHAPTER 5-6
Q. 1. What was Mr. Wonka’s decision? What benefit would it bring to his business?
Answer: He decided to allow five children who find the Golden Tickets to visit the
chocolate factory this year. All of them would be given lots of chocolates and sweets. In
order to find the tickets, people all over the world rushed to buy bars of chocolate every
day, which brought huge profit to the factory.

Q.2. How did Augustus Gloop and Veruca Salt find their golden tickets? Do you think
it’s fair for other people? Why or why not?
Answer: Augustus ate so many chocolate a day while Veruca’s father bought up all the
Wonka bars and had his workers tearing all the paper off at full speed from morning till
night.

CHAPTER 7-8
Q.1. What did Charlie do with his birthday present? What do you think of him? Please
use some adjectives and support your idea with detailed information from the book.
Answer: He offered to share the chocolate with his family. He was kind, optimistic and
selfless. He smiled though he didn’t find the golden ticket and he shared the chocolate bar
even though it was so precious to him.

Q.2. What did Charlie’s grandparents think of the four ticket finders? Why?
Answer: They thought the four kids were repulsive, beastly, despicable and were spoiled
by their parents. They all had some bad habits such as chewing gum and watching TV,
and their parents always gave them whatever they wanted.

CHAPTER 9-10
Q. 1. Why did it take so long for Grandpa Joe and Charlie to tear off the wrapper?
Answer: They were hoping to find the golden ticket but they also understood how tiny the
chance was, so they were excited and nervous. They were not only anxious to find out the
answer but also afraid to be disappointed by the result.

Q. 2. How did Charlie deal with starvation and the cold weather?
Answer: He began to make little changes so as to save his strength. For example, in the
mornings, he left the house ten minutes earlier so that he could walk slowly to school. He
sat quietly in the classroom during break, resting himself. He did everything slowly and
carefully, to prevent exhaustion.

CHAPTER 11-12
Q. 1. How did Charlie feel when he found the golden ticket by accident?
Answer: He was too surprised and overwhelmed to move or say anything. He felt dizzy
and unreal, as if he were floating up in the air like a balloon.

Q. 2. Do you think Grandpa Joe should be the one to go with Charlie? Why?
Answer: (Open ended) I think Grandpa Joe should go to the factory with Charlie. He
knew more about the factory as well as Mr. Wonka, and was healthy enough to go to the
tour. Besides, he always hoped that Charlie would find the ticket and even took a gamble
so as to give Charlie one more chance.

CHAPTER 13-14

Q.1. What do you think of Mr. Wonka (judging from his appearance, his behavior and the
way he talked)? Please include at least 3 adjectives.
Answer: He looked clever and his face was alight with fun and laughter. He was also
quick, sharp and full of life. He kept making quick little movements with his head, cocking
it this way and that, taking everything in with those bright twinkling eyes.

Q. 2. What’s your impression of the chocolate factory? Write down three special things.
Answer: The place was like a gigantic rabbit warren, with passages leading to different
directions. All of the passages were sloping downwards. The rooms in the factory were
enormous, larger than football fields. Besides, Mr. Wonka kept it warm inside the factory
because the workers there were used to an extremely hot climate.

CHAPTER 15-16

Q.1. Why did Mr. Wonka think the chocolate room was the heart oh his business?
Answer: Because in the room, there was a waterfall which mixed the chocolate. Below
the waterfall, there were a lot of enormous glass pipes dangling down into the river. They
suck up the chocolate and carry it away to all the other rooms in the factory where it is
needed.

Q.2. Why did the Oompa- Loompas work for Mr. Wonka? How did they come to the
factory?
Answer: Because the Oompa- Loompas were living in poor condition and were crazy
about cacao beams which Mr. Wonka used in his factory every week. They worked for
him so as to have all the cacao beans they wanted. Therefore, Mr. Wonka smuggled them
over in large packing cases and shipped them here.

CHAPTER 17

Q.1. How did Augustus Gloop’s parents react to his accident? What do you think of his
parents?
Answer: Augustus Gloop’s mother just kept yelling and shouting, hoping that someone
could save her son; while his father care more about his suit than Augustus. He was
taking off his jacket and getting ready to dive into the chocolate while his son was being
sucked into the pipe. His parents were not responsible and were to blame for both
Augustus’ bad habit and his accident.

CHAPTER 18-19
Q.1. What is the reaction of all the parents when their boat sped on down the river like a
rocket? What about Grandpa Joe?
Answer: They first screamed with excitement. Most of them were afraid and said Wonka
was weird. Only Grandpa Joe thought all the things that Wonka did was amazing.

Q.2. Which room is the most important in Mr. Wonka’s opinion? Do you agree with him?
Why?
Answer: the Inventing Room. I agree with him. It is creation and invention that help the
factory win the fierce competition.

CHAPTER 20-21

Q.1. What is special about the magic gum Mr. Wonka invented?
Answer: You can feel the food you are supposed to eat and taste them as if you were
really eating them by chewing the amazing gum. In Mr. Wonka’s opinion, it will be the
end of kitchen and cooking job.
Q.2. What happened to Violet after she chewed the magic gum?
She is swelling and her color of skin has changed at the same time. Finally she has blown
up like a purple balloon.

CHAPTER 22-23
Q.1. Q.2 (open-ended)

CHAPTER 24
Q.1. Why does Mr. Wonka use squirrels in his factory?
Answer: the squirrels were specially trained for getting the nuts out of the walnuts.

Q.2. Do you think Mr. Wonka likes Veruca? Why or why not?
Answer: He didn’t like her. So when he saw she was dragged into the hole like a bad nut,
he was calm. It seemed that he thought she deserved it.

CHAPTER 25
Q.1. What’s special about the lift they take?
Answer: The lift they take has thousands of buttons by pressing which they could go
wherever people want in the factory. Besides, the lift can run at the speed of a rocket,
which is quite exciting.
Q.2.(Open-ended)

CHAPTER 26

Q.1. What will happen when a big bar of chocolate is sent through TV?
Answer: It is a lift with thousands of buttons which can take you to any single room in the
whole factory at the speed of a rocket.
Q. 2. (Open-ended)

CHAPTER 27

Q.1. What happened to Mike after he was sent through TV?
Answer: He appeared on the screen but had shrunk into a tiny boy of no more than one
inch tall.

Q. 2. When Mr. Teavee shouted to throw the TV at home, what was Mike’s response? In
what kind of situation will you show the same reaction?
Answer: “When he heard this, Mike Teavee flew into a terrible tantrum. He started
jumping up and down on the palm of his mother’s hand, screaming and yelling and trying
to bite her fingers. ” When we are deprived of what we are crazy about, we will have the
same response.
CHAPTER 28-29
Q.1. How did Mr. Wonka and Charlie come out of the factory? Did Charlie enjoy the
feeling of hovering in the air?
Answer: They were in the lift which shot straight up like a rocket and then went through
the ceiling with a crash. Charlie didn’t enjoy the feeling of hovering in the air. It was an
eerie and frightening feeling to be standing on clear glass high up in the sky. It made
them feel that they were standing on nothing.

Q.2. What was the fate of the other four children?
Answer: They all went home with changed appearance. Luckily, they were offered
lifetime’s supply of sweets, as Mr. Wonka promised

CHAPTER 30
Q.1. What’s the reaction of grandpa Joe when he heard the news that the factory would
go to Charlie?
Answer: Joe thought it was unbelievable.

Q.2. Why did Mr. Wonka choose Charlie to run the factory?
Answer: He was a good sensible loving child and most importantly, he was a kid. To him,
grown-ups wouldn’t listen to him and wouldn’t learn.

Intensive Reading
Translation
4.(p.25) 他们全都明白,希望这一小块可怜的巧克力糖里有一张金奖券是荒唐的。他们试图尽可
能温柔地帮查理准 备好接受失望的结局。但还有一件事这些大人也知道，这件事就是：不管机
会多么少，但机会还是有的。
6. (p.26)。。。。。。接着约瑟夫爷爷的脸上一点儿一点儿地绽开一个美丽的笑容，他抬起头 来直望
着查理。他的两颊泛起红霞，双眼睁大，闪着快乐的光芒。他每只眼睛的正中心，在黑色的瞳孔里，慢慢地跳动着狂喜的小火花。接着，这位老人家深深地吸了一口气。突然，毫无预警地，
他体 内仿佛来了一个大爆炸。。。。。。
8. (p.28) 旺卡先生推开门。五个孩子和九个大人一拥而入------哇赛，现在他们眼前是多么惊人
的景象啊！ 他们低下头看着一片可爱的谷地。谷地两旁是翠绿的草地，顺着谷底流着一条棕色
的大河。不仅如此，河 上有一道巨大的瀑布，上面是一个陡峭的悬崖，悬崖上的溶液像块大钢
片那样弯曲着，随即哗哗地直泻而 下，落到一个泡沫飞溅的滚烫的旋涡里。
10．(p.29) 所有的人看着维奥莉特站在那里嚼这片 前所未有的口香糖。小查理盯住她，看着她
两片橡皮似的大嘴唇一张一合地大嚼特嚼完全出了神。约瑟夫 爷爷站在他身边，也注视着这个
小姑娘。旺卡先生绞着他的双手说：“不，不，不，不，不！它还没有完 全做好呢！还没好呢！
你绝不能嚼啊！”
11．(p.29)她伸出双手去抓这只松鼠。。。 。。。但就在她这样做。。。。。。就在她的手开始伸过去的一
刹那，房间里忽然像掠过一道棕色闪电， 桌上四周的每一只松鼠同时向她飞扑过来，落到她的
身上。
13．(p.30)查理想：“现 在一定要发生一些疯狂的事情了。”但是他不怕，甚至不紧张，只是无比
兴奋。约瑟夫爷爷也一样。这位 老人家看着旺卡先生的一举一动，脸上兴奋得闪着光。旺卡先
生把手伸到电梯高高的玻璃天花板上去按一 个按钮。查理和约瑟夫爷爷双双伸长脖子去看那按
钮旁边小标签上写的字。
14．(p.31)“我不去。”乔治老爷声明。
于是，旺卡先生、约瑟夫爷爷和查 理不顾他们大喊大叫，干脆把床推进了电梯。接着他们
把巴克特先生和太太也推了进去。最后自己进了电 梯。旺卡先生按了一个按钮。电梯门关上。
伴着乔治姥姥被吓得哇哇大叫的声音，电梯离地升起，冲出屋 顶的大窟窿，直上云霄。

Questions for Discussion

1. What qualities does Charlie have that make him the hero of this story?
Charlie is the embodiment of all that is virtuous. He is deprived of adequate food, a
bed, and any privacy. In spite of all this, he never complains, nor does he ever accept
charity from his family when it comes at their own expense.
Not only is he quite small and undernourished, but also he is meek. He speaks only
when he is spoken to. He never asks for more than he is given. When the golden tickets
start turning up in the hands of nasty, greedy children, Charlie never complains about
how unfair it is that he will never get to go.
Behind Charlie’s meek and virtuous exterior lies an inner strength and courage. He
faces the new challenges and mysteries of the factory with the same bravery he employs
to overcome the adversity of his everyday life.

2. Why didn’t Augustus, Violet, Veruca, and Mike have any chance to win the chocolate
factory? What are Roald Dahl’s opinions of children from the story?
The child Mr. Wonka was seeking should be humble, respectful, and willing to run
his factory exactly how he ran it himself.
However, Augustus is greedy, Veruca is bratty, Violet is an obsessive gum chewer,
and Mike is obsessed with television. They all didn’t live up to the expectation of Mr.
Wonka. So they didn’t have any chance to win the chocolate factory.
From the whole picture, we know Roald Dahl is concerned about the characters of
kids rather than their appearance or family background. Besides, through the description
of the parents of the five kids, we might catch the meaning that the child is innocent. They
could be good or bad. If they have some bad habits, it was their parents who are largely
to blame.

3. Is Mr. Wonka a good and caring person, or is he a selfish and aloof one? What do you
think of him?

Mr. Wonka is the eccentric owner of the world-famous Wonka chocolate factory.
Along with his eccentric behavior, Mr. Wonka also has a kind or benevolent side. He
treats the Oompa- Loompas like children, and, in return, they treat him as a benevolent
caretaker.
Though benevolent, Mr. Wonka’s character is not beyond reproach. His
treatment of the Oompa-Loompas is paternalistic, and his desire to mold a child into a
second version of himself is arbitrary, narcissistic rather than creative. Furthermore, Mr.
Wonka is unwilling to accept anyone’s foibles. He can be extremely demanding and
judgmental.
In addition, since Mr. Wonka was once cheated by spies sent from other factories, he
banned all workers from entering it and led a isolated life for the sake of the development
of his beloved factory. From this aspect, he was alert rather than aloof or selfish.

4. Do you think the songs sung by Oompa- Loompas are totally nonsense? If not, what’s
the function of them?
No. The songs convey the author’s attitude, help to connect the scenes, provide hints
of the plot, and make it interesting to read.

Analysis of the story
1. Themes
Good Things Come in Small Packages
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a novel in which things are either good or bad, and one way Dahl attributes
goodness to something is to make it small. Charlie, for one, is small and undernourished. When he stands outside the
factory, the crowd pities Charlie for his small size and frailty. Mr. Wonka is also small: the initial description of Mr.
Wonka focuses on his small stature. Finally, chocolate bars are small. Small things can easily be underestimated by
those who do not take the time to notice them. Charlie, Mr. Wonka, and chocolate bars all have the potential to carry
much more weight than one might assume. Charlie’s pitiful appearance belies his inner strength and ability to outlast
the other children and eventually take control of the entire chocolate factory. Mr. Wonka’s small size disguises his
intense energy and amazing power. He has the power to determine children’s fates and grant wishes. A single chocolate
bar contains all of Charlie’s hopes and dreams. When Charlie opens it and finds the golden ticket, he realizes just how
powerful something small—like he himself—can be.

Poverty vs. Wealth
The classic distinction between those who have money and those who do not pervades Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory. Furthermore, it helps form the background for the morality of the story. Money is dangerous, especially when
it is used unscrupulously. Veruca’s father embodies all the negative aspects of wealth when he uses his financial
resources to secure Veruca a golden ticket. Even Charlie, who almost never speaks ill of anyone, says he disagrees with
Mr. Salt’s method. In contrast, poverty can often lead to good things. Charlie is extremely poor; he rarely has enough to
eat, and he sleeps on the floor with his parents. But the dignity with which Charlie handles his poverty makes him a
beloved character. He does not yearn for extraordinary wealth—he only wants enough to get by. Yet he is eventually
rewarded with riches beyond his wildest dreams. Veruca is punished for her wealth, which accompanied by her
parents’ ineptitude, causes her to be such a brat.
What Goes Around Comes Around
After it has been established which characters are good and which are bad, each of the characters is punished or
rewarded in accordance with his personality. The bad children—Veruca, Violet, Mike, and Augustus—receive
punishments. Augustus, who overeats as a hobby, gets himself stuck in a chocolate pump that eventually flattens him
out. Veruca, for her bratty behavior, is denied the squirrel that she desires. Furthermore, the other squirrels deem her a
“bad nut” and send her down the garbage chute. Violet, unable to resist gum, chews herself into a giant blueberry. Mike,
who is obsessed with television, is permanently altered by it. In all of these cases, the children undergo painful
punishments that ultimately make them better people. As the good child, Charlie receives only rewards.


2. Symbols
Symbols are objects, characters, figures, or colors used to represent abstract ideas or concepts.
Chocolate Factory
The chocolate factory is the physical embodiment of the difference between poverty and wealth. Charlie’s
poverty-stricken home stands in the shadow of the behemoth chocolate factory, which is filled with untold riches. The
chocolate factory also represents the idea that things cannot be fairly judged from an outside perspective. It seems
enormous from the outside, but its true glories lie below ground, where they cannot be seen without a closer look.
Golden Ticket
Like the chocolate factory, the golden ticket is a physical manifestation of the difference between poverty and wealth.
Finding the golden ticket allows Charlie to live his dream. As its name indicates, the golden ticket is made entirely of
gold. It is the most valuable thing Charlie has ever touched. But it also represents a leveling of the playing field
between the rich and the poor. Charlie has just as much chance as anyone else to find a ticket. The ticket represents
hope.
Glass Elevator
For Charlie, the great glass elevator represents his future. The elevator allows Charlie to see the world laid out before
him. But before Charlie can reach that point of clarity, he must trust the elevator and remain willing to ride on through
all of the turbulence and frightening times. Once Charlie can accept uncertainty as part of his future, the elevator takes
him to the place where his future is at hand. Once there, Charlie must be brave enough to stand on uncertain ground and
seize his own fortune.