Chapter 21
Does the magic new gum fill you up and satisfy you?
Yes, because you can actually feel the food going down your throat and into your tummy.
What simile do the Oompa-Loompas use to describe how bad kids are that are always chewing chewing-gum?
It's very near as bad as kids who sit around and pick their nose.
How often did they pass a door and what color is the corridor?
Every 20 paces or so, in the pink corridor.
Which vocabulary word means "extremely interesting"?
fascinating
What does massive mean?
"very large"
What two things happen if you eat the magic gum since it isn't ready yet?
Your whole body turns violet and swells up, like a gigantic blueberry.
How many times has Wonka tested the gum? In what room? On how many Oompa-Loompas?
20 times in the Testing Room on 20 Oompa-Loompas.
What room door did they finally stop at?
The door that said "Square Sweets that Look Round".
According to Mr. Wonka, how is Mike Teavee always talking? (use the vocabulary word)
He is mumbling.
What are two synonyms for utterly?
"absolutely; completely; extremely"
What simile is used to describe how Violet's well-trained jaws started chewing away on the stick of gum?
like a pair of tongs
How many Oompa-Loompas had to move Violet into the boat and how did they move her? Which room will they take her to?
10 Oompa-Loompas had to roll her and take her to the Juicing Room.
What is hot ice cream and hot ice cubes for? When are these things extremely useful?
Hot ice cream warms you up in freezing weather. Hot ice cubes you put in hot drinks, to make them hotter. They're extremely useful in the winter.
What is like the opposite of mercy?
grace
What are they going to do to Violet to get the juice out of her? (use the vocabulary word)
Squeeze her.
When Violet's face was turning blue... What turned blue first, second, and third before the whole face turned blue?
1. her nose
2. her cheeks
3. her chin
In the song, who is Miss Bigelow and what happened to her when she was asleep?
A dreadful woman who chewed gum all day long, then she ended up biting her tongue in two when she was sleeping.
What are fizzy lifting drinks? Where does Mr. Wonka suggest you should and shouldn't drink it? How do you get down?
They fill you with bubbles of gas that lift you right off the ground, like a balloon. You should drink it where there is a ceiling, not outdoors. You have to burp in order to get down.
Fill-in-the-blank: "The rest of the party, __________ little Charlie Bucket and Grandpa Joe, stood absolutely still and watched them go."
including
What does it mean to repair something?
"fix something that is broken/damaged to bring it back to being good"
Name at least 5 things that it will change once Mr. Wonka starts selling his magic gum in the shops.
It will be the end of all kitchens and all cooking! No more shopping to do, like buying meat and groceries! No knives and forks needed, and no plates! So no washing up! No mess! No rubbish!
How does Violet describe what the gum tastes like? (each part of the three-course dinner specifically)
1. tomato soup = hot and creamy and delicious
2. roast beef = tender and juicy (baked potato = marvelous with crispy skin and butter-filled)
3. blueberry pie and cream = perfect and beautiful
Name at least 5 out of 7 of the fruits that are printed on the wallpaper. What happens when you lick it? Why did he create this?
It has pictures of fruits on it - bananas, apples, oranges, grapes, pineapples, strawberries, and snozzberries. When you lick a fruit, you can actually taste that fruit. He invented lickable wallpaper for nurseries.
If I don't want to smell something directly, I should... (tell me the vocabulary word and show me)
waft
What is "something that makes someone healthy again; the solution to a problem"?
cure