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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 order does the President give the inhabitants of the Commuter Capsule?
(a) Stay clear of the Space Hotel USA.
(b) Shoot the inhabitants of the elevator on sight.
(c) Return to earth immediately.
(d) Link up with the Space Hotel USA.

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

3. How does the Chief Financial Advisor to President Gilligrass balance the budget?
(a) On his head.
(b) With a budget book and a pencil.
(c) On the tip of his toe.
(d) With calculators and computers.

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

5. How many rooms does the Space Hotel contain?
(a) 800.
(b) 500.
(c) 142.
(d) 90.

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. Which hotel magnate does President Gilligrass blame for the disturbance at Space Hotel USA?

3. How long does it take the inhabitants of the glass elevator to re-board it after going inside the Space Hotel?

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

5. What object is said to be missing from the Space Hotel that could have recorded the goings-on inside?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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