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

2. Who or what is Mrs. Taubsypuss?
(a) The presidential pony.
(b) The presidential dog.
(c) The presidential cat.
(d) The presidential fish.

3. Who screams at the other inhabitants of the Space Hotel, telling them to get out as quickly as possible?
(a) Mr. Wonka.
(b) Grandpa Joe.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Grandma Josephine.

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

5. The narrator describes Mr. Wonka's tirade of nonsense words against the loudspeaker voice as having "a touch of" what "in every syllable" (39)?
(a) Charm.
(b) Magic.
(c) Steel.
(d) Fright.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Which member of the group congregated in the President's study is "always wanting to blow things up" (42), according to the President?

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

4. In what room of the United States White House does Chapter 4 take place?

5. How many people all over the world are said to be watching the Great Glass Elevator on their televisions?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Give an example of hyberbole within Chapter 3.

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

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

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

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

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

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