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

2. Which hotel magnate does President Gilligrass blame for the disturbance at Space Hotel USA?
(a) Warwick.
(b) Hilton.
(c) Waldorf.
(d) Ritz.

3. Who tells the rest of the Great Glass Elevator's inhabitants that "Mr. Wonka knows exactly what he is doing" (3)?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Mr. Wonka.
(c) Mrs. Bucket.
(d) Grandpa Joe.

4. 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 locust.
(b) A moth.
(c) A fly.
(d) A mosquito.

5. What color is the elevator button that Mr. Wonka says must be pushed at exactly the right time?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Purple.
(d) Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What is the first word that booms out of the loudspeaker when Charlie's group is trespassing in the Space Hotel?

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

4. How does the Chief Financial Advisor to President Gilligrass balance the budget?

5. Who is NOT a member of the party traveling in the Great Glass Elevator at the start of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Give an example of hyberbole within Chapter 3.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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