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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. How many people all over the world are said to be watching the Great Glass Elevator on their televisions?
(a) 50 million.
(b) 2 million.
(c) 12 million.
(d) 500 million.

2. The voice from the loudspeaker in the Space Hotel USA tells Charlie's group that they have how many seconds before violent action will be taken against them?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 15.
(d) 60.

3. 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) Down.
(c) Up.
(d) Sideways.

4. Which world leader does the United States President call first?
(a) The leader of Russia.
(b) The leader of China.
(c) The leader of India.
(d) The leader of Egypt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Charlie tells his grandparents that he feels what emotion toward Mr. Wonka?

2. 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)

3. The Space Hotel contains a machine that manufactures what element?

4. Who is NOT lying in bed within the glass elevator at the start of the novel?

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. What types of higher echelon people are said to be trying to book the Space Hotel USA?

2. How is the lobby of the Space Hotel USA described and what does its qualities symbolize?

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

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

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

6. What information does Mr. Wonka share with the rest of the group about Vermicious Knids?

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

8. In what way does Roald Dahl immediately alert the readers to the fact that they are reading a sequel?

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

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

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