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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 moth.
(b) A locust.
(c) A fly.
(d) A mosquito.

2. President Gilligrass gets an idea for how to trap what type of insect?
(a) A butterfly.
(b) A fly.
(c) A mosquito.
(d) A praying mantis.

3. Mr. Wonka says that the Great Glass Elevator could link up with what type of animal if it were deemed necessary?
(a) A crocodile.
(b) A hippopotamus.
(c) An octopus.
(d) A shark.

4. How many people are described as being "crouched in front of their television sets waiting for an answer to come from the mysterious strangers inside the Space Hotel"? (33)
(a) 50,000.
(b) 500 million.
(c) 500,000.
(d) 3 trillion.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Wonka name as a necessary component of any being that wants to successfully enter the earth's atmosphere?

2. Who prevents Mr. Wonka from pushing the required elevator button?

3. The narrator describes Mr. Wonka's tirade of nonsense words against the loudspeaker voice as having "a touch of" what "in every syllable" (39)?

4. What happens when one of the "vermicious" creatures zooms as fast as it can and careens into the glass elevator?

5. What two words does Mr. Wonka finally cry out when he responds to the voice coming from the loudspeaker in the Space Hotel?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dahl employ foreshadowing within the scene inside the Space Hotel USA?

2. Describe one example of political satire within the text.

3. What information about the President is revealed within the song Miss Tibbs sings, entitled The Nurse's Song?

4. In what way is the theme of American violence demonstrated within the scene inside the Space Hotel USA?

5. Who is piloting the object termed the Commuter Capsule?

6. What is the purpose of the object termed the "Commuter Capsule" (11)?

7. How is Mr. Wonka's propensity for thwarting authority within the scene inside the Space Hotel USA?

8. Describe the thing that reveals itself when the elevator doors open inside the Space Hotel USA.

9. In what way is the theme of courage depicted within Chapter 3, entitled The Link Up?

10. What elements of the first chapter suggest that Dahl knew that some readers of the novel would not have read its prequel?

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