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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. How many people all over the world are said to be watching the Great Glass Elevator on their televisions?
(a) 12 million.
(b) 500 million.
(c) 2 million.
(d) 50 million.

2. On what planet do the "vermicious" (53) creatures live?
(a) Vermes.
(b) Mermes.
(c) Hermes.
(d) Lermes.

3. What kind of insect does the President inhale when he is told that the elevator has linked up to the Space Hotel USA?
(a) A fly.
(b) A mosquito.
(c) A locust.
(d) A moth.

4. Miss Tibbs, the United States Vice President, is also the former what of the President?
(a) Tutor.
(b) Nurse.
(c) Cook.
(d) Nanny.

5. What does Mr. Wonka NOT name among the glass elevator's qualities?
(a) Bulletproof.
(b) Shockproof.
(c) Fireproof.
(d) Bombproof.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator often refers to the people within the bed inside the Great Glass Elevator as what?

2. President Gilligrass declares that the bed inside the elevator is not a bed at all, but is instead what object?

3. The large number of people who hear Mr. Wonka yelling out nonsense words across their television sets are described as taking what action in response?

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

5. In what room of the United States White House does Chapter 4 take place?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Give an example of hyberbole within Chapter 3.

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

4. What types of higher echelon people are said to be trying to book the Space Hotel USA?

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

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

7. Name one element of the Space Hotel USA that acts as a means of foreshadowing.

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

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

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

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