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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. Who screams at the other inhabitants of the Space Hotel, telling them to get out as quickly as possible?
(a) Mr. Wonka.
(b) Grandpa Joe.
(c) Grandma Josephine.
(d) Charlie.

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 Vice President.
(b) The Secretary of State.
(c) The General.
(d) Mrs. Taubsypuss the cat.

3. The beginning of Chapter 5 states, "There was no" performing of what activity "inside the Space Hotel" (34)?
(a) Laughing.
(b) Complaining.
(c) Sign of life.
(d) Floating.

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

5. Who travels inside the ship called the Commuter Capsule?
(a) The staff of the Space Hotel USA.
(b) The owners of the Space Hotel USA.
(c) The tenants of the Space Hotel USA.
(d) The construction crew of the Space Hotel USA.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who had accompanied Charlie on the prize trip he won by finding a golden ticket?

3. How does the Chief Financial Advisor to President Gilligrass balance the budget?

4. Once the inhabitants of the glass elevator have escaped from the Space Hotel, Mr. Wonka tells them that the creatures in the hotel had been "vermicious" (53) what?

5. Who is NOT mentioned as a member of the large group congregating within "the President's study in the White House" (40) to address the trespassing problem at the Space Hotel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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