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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 happened to the creatures called Poozas that had lived on the moon?
(a) Vernicious Knucks.
(b) Vermicious Korkies.
(c) Vermicious knoodlers ate them.
(d) Vermicious knids ate them.

2. 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) Sideways.
(d) Up.

3. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator is a sequel to what novel?
(a) Fantastic Mr. Fox.
(b) The Twits.
(c) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
(d) Charlie and the Looking Glass.

4. What shape is the creature who appears in the elevator?
(a) Round.
(b) Rectangular.
(c) Square.
(d) Egg-shaped.

5. How many elevator buttons does Mr. Wonka press at once in an attempt to escape from the "vermicious" (57) creatures?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are the pupils of the creature that appears in the elevator?

2. What kind of insect does the President inhale when he is told that the elevator has linked up to the Space Hotel USA?

3. Who tells the United States President that Mr. Wonka appears to be Chinese?

4. Which inhabitant of the Great Glass Elevator takes the greatest exception to traveling within the elevator?

5. What does Mr. Wonka NOT name among the glass elevator's qualities?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How is the Chief of the Army's character used as a means to satirize the United States military?

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