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

2. President Gilligrass's best friend is said to be a sword-swallower from what country?
(a) Afghanistan.
(b) Saudi Arabia.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Iran.

3. What happens when one of the "vermicious" creatures zooms as fast as it can and careens into the glass elevator?
(a) The glass shatters and the creature is sliced into shreds.
(b) A small crack in the glass develops, but the glass holds.
(c) The creature bounces off and gets a bruised bump from its efforts.
(d) The creature knocks itself out and floats off into space.

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

5. When Mr. Wonka and the other inhabitants of the glass elevator escape from the Space Hotel, in what direction does the elevator travel?
(a) Down.
(b) Diagonally.
(c) Sideways.
(d) Up.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. When Charlie worries about what will happen if he and the others are caught trespassing in the Space Hotel, what does he name as a possible sentence?

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

4. Who alerts the President that the glass elevator has linked up to the Space Hotel USA?

5. What color is the elevator button that causes its booster rockets to fire?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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