Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Chapter 1

Where did Mr. Bucket work and what was his job?

Answer explanation

Local toothpaste factory

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What does Charlie long for more than anything else?

Answer explanation

CHOCOLATE. Walking to school in the mornings, Charlie could see great slabs of chocolate piled up high in the shop windows, and he would stop and stare and press his nose against the glass, his mouth watering like mad.

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What did Charlie get for his birthday each year?

Answer explanation

Charlie was gifted a chocolate bar every year on his birthday.

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Why didn’t he open it right away?

Answer explanation

He wanted to savor it

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What was the awful thing that tortured little Charlie even more than passing by the shops with chocolate in the windows and more than seeing others eat chocolate?

Answer explanation

Living near a chocolate factory.

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Even if the author didn’t tell us, we would know that the Bucket family was poor. List ALL the clues you can find that let’s us know the Bucket family is poor.

Answer explanation

They only had on meal a day , slept on mattresses on the floor,parents gave Charlie their food, the house was falling apart Mr. Bucket is the only one to have a job.

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