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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mr. Wonka tells the others that the "vermicious" (53) creatures travel through space in what type of groups?
(a) Swarms.
(b) Hordes.
(c) Flocks.
(d) Murders.

2. When the creature in the elevator changes shape and forms a word, what word does the creature form?
(a) Scram.
(b) Buzz.
(c) Help.
(d) Hello.

3. Who prevents Mr. Wonka from pushing the required elevator button?
(a) Grandma Josephine.
(b) Mr. Bucket.
(c) Grandpa Joe.
(d) Grandma Georgina.

4. What action does Mr. Wonka take just before he finally emerges from his expressionless state and responds to the voice coming from the loudspeaker?
(a) He smiles.
(b) He crouches down.
(c) He laughs.
(d) He shrieks.

5. What does Mr. Wonka name as a necessary component of any being that wants to successfully enter the earth's atmosphere?
(a) Fireproof qualities.
(b) A strong will.
(c) Magnets.
(d) Pressure-sensitive qualities.

6. The large number of people who hear Mr. Wonka yelling out nonsense words across their television sets are described as taking what action in response?
(a) Laughing with glee.
(b) Shivering with fear.
(c) Shrugging with indifference.
(d) Starting their journeys.

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

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

9. What object is said to be missing from the Space Hotel that could have recorded the goings-on inside?
(a) A video camera.
(b) A phone tapping device.
(c) A tape recorder.
(d) A telescreen.

10. What does Mr. Wonka NOT name among the glass elevator's qualities?
(a) Fireproof.
(b) Bombproof.
(c) Bulletproof.
(d) Shockproof.

11. When Mr. Wonka and the other inhabitants of the glass elevator escape from the Space Hotel, in what direction does the elevator travel?
(a) Diagonally.
(b) Up.
(c) Down.
(d) Sideways.

12. How many elevator buttons does Mr. Wonka press at once in an attempt to escape from the "vermicious" (57) creatures?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 8.

13. What is Grandpa Joe's reply when Charlie whispers that he is frightened by the rapid pace of the Great Glass Elevator?
(a) He says that Charlie should say his prayers.
(b) He says that Charlie worries too much.
(c) He says that he is scared as well.
(d) He says that there is nothing to worry about.

14. What kind of insect does the President inhale when he is told that the elevator has linked up to the Space Hotel USA?
(a) A fly.
(b) A mosquito.
(c) A locust.
(d) A moth.

15. President Gilligrass declares that the elevator is not an elevator at all, but is instead what object?
(a) An unidentified flying object.
(b) An enemy spaceship.
(c) A surveillance system.
(d) A bomb.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what planet do the "vermicious" (53) creatures live?

2. Who tells the rest of the Great Glass Elevator's inhabitants that "Mr. Wonka knows exactly what he is doing" (3)?

3. Once the inhabitants of the glass elevator have escaped from the Space Hotel, Mr. Wonka tells them that the creatures in the hotel had been "vermicious" (53) what?

4. President Gilligrass's best friend is said to be a sword-swallower from what country?

5. Who screams at the other inhabitants of the Space Hotel, telling them to get out as quickly as possible?

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