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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. President Gilligrass gets an idea for how to trap what type of insect?
2. The narrator often refers to the people within the bed inside the Great Glass Elevator as what?
3. When the creature in the elevator changes shape and forms a word, what word does the creature form?
4. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator is a sequel to what novel?
5. How does the Chief Financial Advisor to President Gilligrass balance the budget?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who sings a song about the President in Chapter 8 and for what reason?
2. How many Vermicious Knids does Mr. Wonka say exist in the universe?
3. What information about the President is revealed within the song Miss Tibbs sings, entitled The Nurse's Song?
4. What information does Mr. Wonka share with the rest of the group about Vermicious Knids?
5. How does Dahl employ foreshadowing within the scene inside the Space Hotel USA?
6. How is the Chief of the Army's character used as a means to satirize the United States military?
7. Describe how the chapters concerned with political figures include racially problematic elements.
8. How is Mr. Wonka's propensity for thwarting authority within the scene inside the Space Hotel USA?
9. What is the purpose of the object termed the "Commuter Capsule" (11)?
10. Describe one example of political satire within the text.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within the novel and what is Dahl's message regarding these themes?
Essay Topic 2
William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within the novel Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the novel.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of the novel Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator and analyze Dahl's purpose for including each instance you discuss.
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