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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. What action does Grandma Josephine want to take when the inhabitants of the Glass Elevator see the Commuter Capsule being attacked?
2. Which substance discussed in Chapter 13 and subsequent chapters is said to have only one bottle of it in existence?
3. In what setting does Chapter 10 begin?
4. What type of psychology does Mr. Wonka use in an attempt to persuade the old ones?
5. Which of the old ones refuses to get out of bed when implored by Mr. Wonka to do so?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the theme of collectivism demonstrated within Grandpa Joe's part in helping to get the old ones to be more lively?
2. What new target do the Vermicious Knids attack after trying to smash the Great Glass Elevator?
3. How long did it take Mr. Wonka to invent Wonka-Vite, according to Mr. Wonka himself?
4. Describe the appearance of Wonka-Vite.
5. Discuss the message sent within the song that Miss Tibbs sings to the President entitled "The Nurse's Song" (62).
6. Into what room in the chocolate factory does the Great Glass Elevator make a crash landing?
7. What clear signs of the science fiction genre are present within the text?
8. What problem is Mr. Wonka trying to solve in Chapter 13, entitled How Wonka-Vite Was Invented?
9. What instructions does Mr. Wonka issue to the Great Glass Elevator's inhabitants when they are about to crash through the roof of the chocolate factory?
10. In what way does Charlie's reaction to Wonka-Vite differ from his father Mr. Bucket's reaction to the invention?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the novel Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?
Essay Topic 2
How is the motif of sound within the novel Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator and how does its treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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