Chapter 13
Who shielded the five famous children from the crowd?
policemen
How big are all the most important rooms in Wonka's factory?
They're larger than football fields!
What can't Mr. Wonka abide?
ugliness in factories
What is a synonym for swift?
quick or fast
If you are very active or full of energy, you are...
energetic
How did they know that it was now 10 o'clock?
A church clock struck ten.
What did Mr. Wonka do to all the kids' hands when greeting them?
He seized them by the hands and pumped them up and down with terrific force.
What two things did Mr. Wonka tell the guests to try tasting?
The grass and buttercups.
Which vocabulary word is an adverb that means the same thing as "totally" or "completely"?
absolutely
What does delighted mean?
very pleased/happy
Why was it a good thing that all the other children besides Charlie had both parents with them?
So that things wouldn't get out of hand, because they had to hold their kids back from climbing over the gates.
Why does the factory need to be kept warm inside? What would happen if they went outside in the current weather?
The workers are used to an extremely hot climate. They can't stand the cold, so they would freeze to death outside.
Who was the one out of the guests to first see the workers? What are they called (spelling)?
Veruca Salt saw the Oompa-Loompas.
What was described as twinkling in Chapter 14 of the story?
Mr. Wonka's eyes seemed to be sparkling and twinkling.
What is "an area of low land between hills (often with a river running through it)"?
valley
What three things happened among the crowd when the factory gates started to open?
1. The crowd became suddenly silent.
2. The children stopped jumping about.
3. All eyes were fixed upon the gates.
Name at least 5 smells that seemed to be mixed up in the air as they walked through the corridor.
the smell of roasting coffee, burnt sugar, melting chocolate, mint, violets, crushed hazelnuts, apple blossom, caramel, and lemon peel
What makes a "never-ending suck-suck-sucking sound" and why?
The pipes. They suck up the chocolate and carry it away to all the other rooms in the factory where it is needed.
Mr. Wonka's goatee was described as a "small, ______, pointed black beard."
neat
Fill-in-the-blank:
The people in the crowd pushed and fought to get a _______ of the famous children.
glimpse
Describe each of the five children as the crowd describes them on the big day.
Violet = chewing gum
Augustus = big fat boy
Mike = TV fiend with toy pistols hanging all over him and The Lone Ranger stenciled on his windcheater
Veruca = silver mink coat
Charlie = skinny little shrimp
1. a black top hat
2. a tail coat made of a beautiful plum-colored velvet
3. bottle green trousers
4. pearly grey gloves
5. a fine gold-topped walking cane
What is the most important in The Chocolate Room and why?
The waterfall because it mixes the chocolate, churns it up, pounds and beats it, and makes it light and frothy.
Fill-in-the-blank:
Policemen with arms __________ were trying to hold them back from the gates.
linked
What is described as rusty in Chapter 13 of the story?
the rusty hinges of the great iron gate as it opened