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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. In what room of the United States White House does Chapter 4 take place?
(a) President Gilligrass's study.
(b) The Oval Office.
(c) President Gilligrass's library.
(d) The War Room.

2. What is the name of the President of the United States in the text?
(a) Augustus Gloop.
(b) Lancelot R. Gilligrass.
(c) Michael F. Studebaker.
(d) Edward R. Johnson.

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

4. When the creature in the elevator changes shape and forms a word, what word does the creature form?
(a) Hello.
(b) Scram.
(c) Buzz.
(d) Help.

5. Charlie tells his grandparents that he feels what emotion toward Mr. Wonka?
(a) Trust.
(b) Intimidation.
(c) Love.
(d) Affection.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What two words does Mr. Wonka finally cry out when he responds to the voice coming from the loudspeaker in the Space Hotel?

3. Who is NOT a member of the party traveling in the Great Glass Elevator at the start of the novel?

4. What is Grandpa Joe's reply when Charlie whispers that he is frightened by the rapid pace of the Great Glass Elevator?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. In what way is the theme of courage depicted within Chapter 3, entitled The Link Up?

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

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

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

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