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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. President Gilligrass declares that the bed inside the elevator is not a bed at all, but is instead what object?
(a) A bomb.
(b) A surveillance system.
(c) A tool of espionage.
(d) Container for traitors.

2. The Commuter Capsule is NOT manned by which astronaut?
(a) Showler.
(b) Flugelbinder.
(c) Shuckworth.
(d) Shanks.

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

4. Who is NOT a member of the party traveling in the Great Glass Elevator at the start of the novel?
(a) Grandpa George.
(b) Mr. Wonka.
(c) Augustus Gloop.
(d) Grandpa Joe.

5. How long does it take the inhabitants of the glass elevator to re-board it after going inside the Space Hotel?
(a) 3 milliseconds.
(b) 10 seconds.
(c) 5 seconds.
(d) 1 minute.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The description of the Space Hotel USA states that the hotel is how many feet in length?

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

4. 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?

5. President Gilligrass declares that the elevator is not an elevator at all, but is instead what object?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. For what reason is the Space Hotel USA unoccupied when the Great Glass Elevator arrives?

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

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

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

9. Give an example of Dahl's use of a simile within Chapter 2.

10. How many Vermicious Knids does Mr. Wonka say exist in the universe?

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