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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 two words does Mr. Wonka finally cry out when he responds to the voice coming from the loudspeaker in the Space Hotel?
(a) Pimbo Pleezi.
(b) Limbo Lemeezi.
(c) Mimbo Meetzies.
(d) Fimbo Feezi.

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

3. To whom does Charlie whisper that they must take some action once the voice from the loudspeaker threatens imminent violent action?
(a) Grandpa Joe.
(b) Mr. Wonka.
(c) Grandma Georgina.
(d) Grandma Josephine.

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

5. For what reason is the Space Hotel USA unoccupied at the time of the elevator inhabitants' visit?
(a) No one had thought the hotel would come to fruition.
(b) The hotel infrastructure is not yet completed.
(c) The doors of the hotel are locked up tight.
(d) The hotel staff have not yet arrived.

Short Answer Questions

1. What trait does Mr. Wonka list as the main quality of the "vermicious" creatures?

2. The Commuter Capsule is NOT manned by which astronaut?

3. Who prevents Mr. Wonka from pushing the required elevator button?

4. Who eventually pushes the required color of elevator button, even though it is too late?

5. When Mr. Wonka and the other inhabitants of the glass elevator escape from the Space Hotel, in what direction does the elevator travel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How is the Chief of the Army's character used as a means to satirize the United States military?

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

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