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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 is Grandpa Joe's reply when Charlie whispers that he is frightened by the rapid pace of the Great Glass Elevator?
(a) He says that he is scared as well.
(b) He says that Charlie should say his prayers.
(c) He says that there is nothing to worry about.
(d) He says that Charlie worries too much.

2. Which member of the group congregated in the President's study is "always wanting to blow things up" (42), according to the President?
(a) The General.
(b) The Secretary of State.
(c) The Vice President.
(d) Mrs. Taubsypuss the cat.

3. Which inhabitant of the Great Glass Elevator takes the greatest exception to traveling within the elevator?
(a) Grandma Josephine.
(b) Grandpa George.
(c) Grandma Georgina.
(d) Mr. Bucket.

4. What color are the pupils of the creature that appears in the elevator?
(a) Purple.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

5. Mr. Wonka tells the others that the "vermicious" (53) creatures travel through space in what type of groups?
(a) Flocks.
(b) Swarms.
(c) Hordes.
(d) Murders.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many chandeliers hang in the lobby of the Space Hotel?

3. What trait does Mr. Wonka list as the main quality of the "vermicious" creatures?

4. Miss Tibbs, the United States Vice President, is also the former what of the President?

5. What happened to the creatures called Poozas that had lived on the moon?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who is piloting the object termed the Commuter Capsule?

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

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

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