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

2. 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?
(a) Knucks.
(b) Knids.
(c) Korkies.
(d) Knoodlers.

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

4. The Space Hotel contains a machine that manufactures what element?
(a) Gravity.
(b) Dreams.
(c) Shooting stars.
(d) Hot chocolate.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Mr. Wonka tells the others that the "vermicious" (53) creatures travel through space in what type of groups?

2. When the creature in the elevator changes shape and forms a word, what word does the creature form?

3. Who is NOT a member of the party traveling in the Great Glass Elevator at the start of the novel?

4. What is Grandpa Joe's reply when Charlie whispers that he is frightened by the rapid pace of the Great Glass Elevator?

5. What action does Mr. Wonka take just before he finally emerges from his expressionless state and responds to the voice coming from the loudspeaker?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how the chapters concerned with political figures include racially problematic elements.

2. Discuss the characteristics and resulting symbolism of the elevator buttons.

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

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

5. Who sings a song about the President in Chapter 8 and for what reason?

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

7. What method of movement in zero gravity does Mr. Wonka teach to Charlie and his family?

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

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

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

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