Chapter 28
Did Mr. Wonka know right from the beginning that the winner would be Charlie Bucket?
Yes.
Where did the lift drop lower to and hover above?
The lift dropped lower, and soon it was hovering just above the entrance gates to the factory.
Who asked "Will there by anything to eat when we get there?" and why?
Grandma Josephine, because she's starving! The whole family is starving!
What does rising mean?
"going up"
What vocabulary word is a synonym for "whole" or "complete"?
entire
What was Grandpa Joe worried would happen since the lift is made of glass?
He was scared that it'd break into a million pieces.
What did Augustus Gloop used to look like and what does he look like now (use the simile)?
He used to be fat, but now he's thin as a straw (because he got squeezed in the pipe).
For what 2 reasons did Mr. Wonka want to go get the rest of Charlie's family? But who did Charlie think wouldn't come with them and why?
So they can all live in the factory from now on and help to run it until Charlie is old enough to do it by himself. He was afraid his mother wouldn't come, because she won't leave Grandma Josephine and Grandma Georgina and Grandpa George.
What vocabulary word means "to go get something/someone and bring it back"?
fetch
What was Mr. Wonka doing broadly?
smiling
What simile is used to describe how the lift shot up and was rising? And fill-in-the-blank:
In ___ seconds they were a _______ feet up in the sky.
The lift shot straight up through the roof of the factory and was rising into the sky like a rocket.
In five seconds they were a thousand feet up in the sky.
What was the line of gigantic covered vans for? And fill-in-the-blank:
They're loaded to the _______.
For every child to go home with a lifetime's supply of sweets (one truckload each, loaded to the "brim").
What are the 3 reasons why Mr. Wonka doesn't want a grown-up to take over the factory? And what are the 3 adjectives used to describe the kind of child Mr. Wonka wants to run the factory?
Because a grown-up won't listen to him and won't learn. A grown-up will try to do things his own way and not Mr. Wonka's way. He wants a good sensible loving child.
What did Mr. Wonka suddenly explode with?
excitement
What does it mean to stammer? Show me.
"to speak with unusual pauses or repeated sounds; stutter"
What button did Mr. Wonka press? Has he ever pressed this button before? Why or why not?
"Up and Out" - He has never pressed it until now, because he couldn't bear the thought of making a great big hole in the roof of the factory.
What 3 things describe how Violet Beauregarde looks now? What is the Salt family covered with?
Violet looks healthy now and much better than before, but still purple in the face! They're simply covered with rubbish!
What did each of the old people thought was come? How did EACH of the rest of the family members react to the lift crashing in through the roof?
Each of them thought that the end of the world was come. Grandma Georgina fainted, Grandma Josephine dropped her false teeth, Grandpa George put his head under the blanket, and Mr. and Mrs. Bucket came rushing in from the next room.
Eerie means "strange in a __________ and __________ way."
"frightening" and "mysterious"
Fill-in-the-blank with a vocabulary word: 'You mustn't __________!' cried Mr. Wonka. 'Nothing is impossible! You watch!'
And what does this vocabulary word mean?
despair = "to lose hope"
When Charlie is looking down through the glass floor on which he is standing, what are the three things that it says he could see? And what did it make you feel like you were standing on?
Charlie could see the small far-away houses and the streets and the snow that lay thickly over everything. It made you feel that you weren't standing on anything at all.
What happened to Mike Teavee on the gum-stretching machine? About how tall is he now? What is he as thin as (simile)? But why is he lucky to be like this now?
He was overstretched, so he's about ten feet tall and thin as a wire! But he's lucky, because every basketball team in the country will be trying to get him now.
What are 5 out of 7 things that came raining down on the three old ones lying in bed, when the lift crashed in through the roof?
Showers of dust and broken tiles and bits of wood and cockroaches and spiders and bricks and cement went raining down on the three old ones who were lying in bed.
What was the lift hovering like (simile)? How was it able to hover?
Hovering like a helicopter and staying up by one million sugar power!
Fill-in-the-blank with a vocabulary word: Charlie climbed on to the bed and tried to calm the three old people who were still __________ with fear.
petrified