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

2. The description of the Space Hotel USA states that the hotel is how many feet in length?
(a) 12,000.
(b) 100.
(c) 400.
(d) 1,000.

3. How many Great Glass Elevator inhabitants are there in total?
(a) 8.
(b) 9.
(c) 12.
(d) 7.

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

5. How many people are described as being "crouched in front of their television sets waiting for an answer to come from the mysterious strangers inside the Space Hotel"? (33)
(a) 50,000.
(b) 500,000.
(c) 3 trillion.
(d) 500 million.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. President Gilligrass's best friend is said to be a sword-swallower from what country?

3. Which inhabitant of the Great Glass Elevator takes the greatest exception to traveling within the elevator?

4. 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?

5. Who tells the rest of the Great Glass Elevator's inhabitants that "Mr. Wonka knows exactly what he is doing" (3)?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What method of movement in zero gravity does Mr. Wonka teach to Charlie and his family?

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