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What did Mr. Wonka tell everyone to NOT do?
What did Mr. Wonka tell everyone to NOT do?
- Don't get too close to the Nuts in the Nut Room
- Don't breathe too hard before entering the factory
- Don't look in the Nut Room
- Don't go into the Nut Room (correct)
How do the squirrels check if a walnut is bad?
How do the squirrels check if a walnut is bad?
- They shake the walnut and listen closely for any rattling sounds inside
- They tap the walnut with their knuckles and listen for a hollow sound (correct)
- They weigh the walnut in their paws and discard it if it doesn't weigh enough
- They smell the walnut and throw it on the floor if it smells rancid
Why does Mr. Wonka use squirrels instead of Oompa Loompas for shelling walnuts?
Why does Mr. Wonka use squirrels instead of Oompa Loompas for shelling walnuts?
- Oompa Loompas are allergic to walnuts
- Squirrels are cheaper than Oompa Loompas
- Squirrels are faster than the Oompa Loompas at shelling walnuts
- Squirrels can get whole walnuts out of their shells, unlike Oompa Loompas (correct)
What did Veruca Salt want after seeing the squirrels?
What did Veruca Salt want after seeing the squirrels?
What pets did Veruca Salt already have at home?
What pets did Veruca Salt already have at home?
Flashcards
Nut Room
Nut Room
A special area where trained squirrels shell walnuts.
Trained Squirrels
Trained Squirrels
Squirrels specifically educated to shell walnuts whole.
Walnut Shelling
Walnut Shelling
The process of removing walnuts from their shells.
Veruca Salt's Demand
Veruca Salt's Demand
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Bad Walnuts
Bad Walnuts
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Study Notes
The Nut Room Incident
- Wonka's Nut Room: A room containing trained squirrels meticulously shelling walnuts.
- Squirrel Training: Squirrels are specially trained to remove walnuts whole. Oompa Loompas cannot.
- Quality Control: Squirrels tap walnuts to detect bad ones, discarding them.
- Veruca Salt's Desires: Veruca wants a trained squirrel, even overriding her parents.
- Veruca's actions: Veruca enters the Nut Room, disrupting the squirrels.
- The Squirrel's Response: All squirrels attack Veruca, pinning her down and taking her to the rubbish chute.
Veruca's Punishment
- Veruca's Punishment: Veruca is pulled down the rubbish chute for her disobedience and being a "bad nut."
- The Rubbish Chute: The chute leads to the factory's main rubbish pipe, eventually going to the furnace.
- Veruca's Fate: Veruca is sent to be incinerated, though Wonka hints she may not have gone straight to the incinerator.
- The Parents' Fate: Veruca's parents also fall into the chute; they face the same fate as their daughter.
The Culprits
- Question of Guilt: The story questions if Veruca is solely to blame for her predicament.
- Parental Responsibility: Wonka emphasizes Veruca's parents' culpability for her spoiled nature.
- Spoiled Child: Veruca's spoiled, demanding, and undisciplined nature is highlighted. Her parents are revealed to be responsible for this attitude.
- Lesson in the story: The story illustrates the importance of raising children with proper discipline and control over their desires.
The Oompa Loompas' Song
- The Song: The Oompa Loompas sing a song about Veruca's, and her parents' fall in the rubbish chute.
- Veruca's downfall: The song highlights Veruca's misbehavior and ensuing punishment.
- Parental responsibility and consequences; The song draws attention to how Veruca's parents were culpable for her behavior.
- The final destination for those sent down the rubbish chute: the Oompa Loompas sing that Veruca and her parents will meet other people who are similarly undesirable and unpleasant in character, representing a consequence for bad choices.
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