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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which inhabitant of the Great Glass Elevator takes the greatest exception to traveling within the elevator?
(a) Grandpa George.
(b) Mr. Bucket.
(c) Grandma Josephine.
(d) Grandma Georgina.

2. For what reason is the Space Hotel USA unoccupied at the time of the elevator inhabitants' visit?
(a) No one had thought the hotel would come to fruition.
(b) The hotel staff have not yet arrived.
(c) The hotel infrastructure is not yet completed.
(d) The doors of the hotel are locked up tight.

3. In what manner does Mr. Wonka teach the elevator's other inhabitants how to move around the elevator without gravity?
(a) He turns on his jet engine pants.
(b) He kicks his feet against one side of the elevator.
(c) He stands on his head.
(d) He blows air through his mouth.

4. When the inhabitants of the glass elevator see the inside of the Space Hotel, they are silent due to feeling what emotion?
(a) Disgust at the gaudy materialism within.
(b) Excitement at their proximity to so many celebrities.
(c) Disgust at the dilapidation within.
(d) Awe at the luxury within.

5. The narrator often refers to the people within the bed inside the Great Glass Elevator as what?
(a) The old ones.
(b) The ill ones.
(c) The helpless ones.
(d) The lazy ones.

6. Which member of the group congregated in the President's study is "always wanting to blow things up" (42), according to the President?
(a) The Vice President.
(b) Mrs. Taubsypuss the cat.
(c) The General.
(d) The Secretary of State.

7. Who is NOT one of the group who insists on being pushed into the Space Hotel while still in bed?
(a) Grandma Josephine.
(b) Grandpa George.
(c) Grandpa Joe.
(d) Grandma Georgina.

8. How long does it take the inhabitants of the glass elevator to re-board it after going inside the Space Hotel?
(a) 5 seconds.
(b) 3 milliseconds.
(c) 1 minute.
(d) 10 seconds.

9. Who had accompanied Charlie on the prize trip he won by finding a golden ticket?
(a) Grandpa Joe.
(b) Mr. Bucket.
(c) Grandpa George.
(d) Mrs. Bucket.

10. What color is the elevator button that Mr. Wonka says must be pushed at exactly the right time?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Green.
(d) Purple.

11. When Charlie worries about what will happen if he and the others are caught trespassing in the Space Hotel, what does he name as a possible sentence?
(a) The death penalty.
(b) Three years in the clink.
(c) No candy for a year.
(d) Jail for life.

12. Who is NOT lying in bed within the glass elevator at the start of the novel?
(a) Grandma Georgina.
(b) Grandma Josephine.
(c) Grandpa Joe.
(d) Grandpa George.

13. To whom does Charlie whisper that they must take some action once the voice from the loudspeaker threatens imminent violent action?
(a) Grandma Georgina.
(b) Mr. Wonka.
(c) Grandpa Joe.
(d) Grandma Josephine.

14. Which hotel magnate does President Gilligrass blame for the disturbance at Space Hotel USA?
(a) Hilton.
(b) Ritz.
(c) Warwick.
(d) Waldorf.

15. Charlie tells his grandparents that he feels what emotion toward Mr. Wonka?
(a) Trust.
(b) Affection.
(c) Intimidation.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many insect traps does the Chief of the Army order upon hearing the President's idea for a trap?

2. How many elevator buttons does Mr. Wonka press at once in an attempt to escape from the "vermicious" (57) creatures?

3. Which world leader does the United States President call first?

4. What order does the President give the inhabitants of the Commuter Capsule?

5. Who is NOT mentioned as a member of the large group congregating within "the President's study in the White House" (40) to address the trespassing problem at the Space Hotel?

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