Chapter 23/24
What happens when the Oompa-Loompas drink in the Butterscotch and Buttergin Room?
They get drunk. (laughing and singing)
What do the squirrels tap each walnut with?
their knuckles
What two adjectives are used to describe the glass that the whole lift is made out of?
The whole lift is made of thick, clear glass.
What is "to do something very slowly; waste time"?
dawdle
What vocabulary word means "in a way that is easily seen, recognized, or understood"?
obviously
What simile is used to describe how Mrs. Salt was blowing because she was getting very out of breath?
She was blowing like a rhinoceros.
What simile is used to describe how Mrs. Salt's behind is sticking up in the air when she is looking into the hole?
Her enormous behind is sticking up in the air like a giant mushroom.
What did everyone have to grab hold of while riding the lift to avoid falling over? But what did Charlie grab onto and why?
A strap from the ceiling, but Charlie put his arms around Grandpa Joe's legs because he couldn't reach that high.
"to become free or get free from"
What vocabulary word is a synonym for "interrupt"?
disturb
What did Mr. Wonka actually mean when he said that they are square sweets that "look round"?
They are small white square-shaped sweets, but the funny little pink faces painted on each allow them to actually look around.
According to the song, who are the culprits that are to blame for Veruca being a spoiled brat? What happens to them?
Her loving parents, mum and dad. Mr. and Mrs. Salt also go down the rubbish chute.
What are the different ways that this extraordinary lift can go?
This lift can go sideways and longways and slantways and any other way you can think of.
What was described as reeky?
a reeky pear
What animal is Mrs. Salt described to be screeching like?
a parrot
What kind of sound does a bad nut make and what happens to it? Where does it go to in the end?
It makes a hollow sound. They don't bother to open it, they just throw it down the rubbish chute... which leads to the furnace/incinerator.
What did the one hundred squirrels do to test if Veruca was a bad nut?
25 pinned her right arm down, 25 pinned her left arm down, 25 pinned her right leg, and 24 pinned her left leg. Then the one remaining squirrel climbed upon her shoulder and started tapping Veruca's head, to see if she was a bad nut.
According to Charlie, what did the lift look like?
The walls, and even the ceiling, were all covered with small, black push buttons. Every button had a tiny printed label beside it, telling you which room you would be taken to if you pressed it.
What does it mean to scold someone?
"angrily rebuke or tell someone that he/she is wrong"
Fill-in-the-blank: "My daugther may be a bit of a frump - I don't mind __________ it - but that doesn't mean you can roast her to a crisp."
admitting
Why does Mr. Wonka use squirrels not Oompa-Loompas to shell walnuts?
Oompa-Loompas can't get the walnuts out of walnut shells in one piece, they always break them into two. Only squirrels can get the whole walnut out and Mr. Wonka wants whole walnuts in his factory.
Name at least 7 of the 10 types of pets that Veruca Salt already has.
2 dogs, 4 cats, 6 bunnies, 2 parakeets, 3 canaries, 1 green parrot, 1 turtle, a bowl of goldfish, a cage of white mice, and a silly old hamster
strawberry-juice water pistols, toffee-apple trees, exploding sweets (for your enemies), luminous lollies (for eating in bed at night), mint jujubes (that'll make your teeth green for a month), cavity-filling caramels (no more dentists), stickjaw (for talkative parents), wriggle-sweets, invisible chocolate bars (for eating in class), sugar-coated pencils (for sucking), magic hand-fudge (when you hold it in your hand, you taste it in your mouth), rainbow drops (suck them and you can spit in six different colors)
Fill-in-the-blank for this lyric in the song about Veruca Salt: "And this is the price she has to pay, for going so very far __________."
astray
What are the feelings associated with triumphantly and soothingly?
triumphantly = great happiness/joy at a victory
soothingly = makes you feel calm