Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
About
In this timeless classic, Willy Wonka, a crazy chocolatier, opens his chocolate factory doors for the first time to five lucky children who have randomly purchased the coveted chocolate bars containing the golden ticket. Besides a lifetime supply of chocolate, the children get a chance to tour the mysterious factory with their guide, Willy Wonka.
Read one section at a time, then discuss the questions to review understanding. These questions are a starting place for conversation, not a complete test of the chapter.
Chapter 1
Comprehension questions
Describe Charlie.
Page 1 — Lives with his parents and both sets of grandparents; they’re very poor; he loves chocolate and only gets it on his birthday; he walks by the largest and most famous chocolate factory on the way to school and wants to go inside to see what it’s like
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Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
Summarize this chapter.
Page 9 — Grandpa Joe describes Willy Wonka and how amazing he is
9
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
What shocking information did Grandpa Joe tell Charlie?
Page 14 — There are no workers going in or out of the chocolate factory gates; the workers they can see in the windows aren’t ordinary
14
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
Why is it so exciting that people will be able to go into the chocolate factory?
Page 16 — It’s been closed to the public and factory workers for over 10 years
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Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
Why is Charlie feeling discouraged about finding a golden ticket?
Page 21 — His odds of getting one are very low, since he only gets one chocolate bar a year
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Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
Why does Veruca need a spanking?
Page 25 — She’s spoiled and always gets her way; she’s never been disciplined
25
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
Choose a word to describe Charlie in this chapter. Why did you choose it?
Page 29 — Listen to your child’s answer; kind, thoughtful, generous, sharing, selfless
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Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
What do all the golden ticket winners have in common so far?
Page 34 — They are all selfish and bratty
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Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
Why are Charlie and his grandpa laughing at the end of this chapter?
Page 36 — They had a special moment together, and in the excitement of possibly getting the golden ticket they nervously opened the bar, but didn’t find anything
36
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
Why was it important that Charlie save his strength?
Page 40 — He did not have enough food to eat and doesn’t have energy to waste
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Why is he needing to do this?
Page 38 — His dad lost his job and they didn’t have much to eat
38
Chapter 11
Comprehension questions
How is Charlie able to purchase the candy bars? What was the consequence?
Page 43 — He found a dollar bill half buried in the snow; he received the golden ticket
43
Chapter 12
Comprehension questions
What instructions were given on the ticket?
Page 50 — The ticket holder is to arrive at 10 am sharp on February 1st; they are to bring one or two family members to look after them
50
Chapter 13
Comprehension questions
Summarize this chapter.
Page 53 — It’s February 1st and the lucky kids and their family members are waiting to go inside the chocolate factory gates while a large crowd has gathered to observe
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Chapter 14
Comprehension questions
Describe Willy Wonka.
Page 57 — A little man wearing a purple coat, green pants, gray gloves, carries a cane with a gold tip and a black top hat; friendly and kind; welcoming; lots of energy
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Chapter 15
Comprehension questions
Describe the chocolate room.
Page 63 — Underground; large and beautiful; consists of a valley with green meadows, a chocolate waterfall, chocolate river, enormous glass pipes that carry the chocolate to other rooms to make candy; the trees, flowers and grass are edible; has little men called Oompa-Loompas
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Chapter 16
Comprehension questions
How did Willy Wonka convince the Oompa-Loompas to come work for him?
Page 70 — He’d give them all the cacao beans they want to eat
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Chapter 17
Comprehension questions
Why did Willy Wonka say the Oompa-loompas were joking?
Page 80 — He didn’t want people to think they had purposely made Augustus go into the pipe
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Chapter 18
Comprehension questions
What did everyone see as they went down the chocolate river?
Page 86 — Storeroom doors with signs on them; creams, beans, whips
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Chapter 19
Comprehension questions
Describe the Inventing Room.
Page 87 — Secret room only Willy Wonka goes into; the most important room in the factory; where secret inventions are made; looks like a witch’s kitchen with black metal pots, kettles, pans, etc. filled with inventions
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Describe one of the inventions listed in this chapter.
Page 90 — Everlasting Gobstopper or Hair Toffee
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Chapter 20
Comprehension questions
Who knew what the invention made in this chapter is? How?
Page 94 — Violet; she loves gum
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Chapter 21
Comprehension questions
What happened to Violet in this chapter?
Page 95 — She took the gum that came out of the machine even though Mr. Wonka told her not to, and she swelled into a blueberry
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Chapter 22
Comprehension questions
How does Mr. Wonka treat Mike Teavee when Mike asks him a question?
Page 105 — He doesn’t answer it and tells him to stop mumbling or to stop interrupting him
105
Chapter 23
Comprehension questions
Describe Willy Wonka’s behavior in this chapter.
Page 107 — He’s losing patience with everyone except Charlie and Grandpa Joe; he’s not very nice and is calling people names
107
What does Mr. Wonka mean, “the square candies look round”?
Page 108 — The candies have faces on them and look around the room
108
Chapter 24
Comprehension questions
How was Veruca disrespectful in this chapter?
Page 111 — She didn’t listen to Willy Wonka and went into the room to get herself a squirrel
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What was the consequence?
Page 113 — The squirrels threw her into the garbage chute; there’s an incinerator at the bottom that may be lit
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Who is to blame for her disrespectful behavior?
Page 118 — She and her parents
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Chapter 25
Comprehension questions
Describe the elevator.
Page 118 — Glass; covered in black buttons that travel all over the factory; goes very fast; on the same track as another elevator so they could crash; goes in all directions
118
Chapter 26
Comprehension questions
What will “…change the world”?
Page 129 — Being able to reach into a television and grab a chocolate bar
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Chapter 27
Comprehension questions
What happened to Mike Teavee.
Page 130 — He didn’t listen and became the first person to be sent by television, so he became tiny and will need to be stretched out
130
Chapter 28
Comprehension questions
Summarize this chapter.
Page 142 — Mr. Wonka told Charlie he’d won since he was the only child left; they got into the elevator and shot through the roof of the factory; they saw the other children leave the factory
142
Chapter 29
Comprehension questions
What’s the result of each of the children’s choices that are going home?
Page 148 — They will deal with the consequences of their choices for the rest of their lives
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Chapter 30
Comprehension questions
Why did Willy Wonka invite children to come to the factory?
Page 151 — To choose who he would like to give it to after he’s taught them all his secrets and how to run the factory
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