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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. President Gilligrass declares that the elevator is not an elevator at all, but is instead what object?
(a) A bomb.
(b) An enemy spaceship.
(c) An unidentified flying object.
(d) A surveillance system.

2. Who prevents Mr. Wonka from pushing the required elevator button?
(a) Grandma Georgina.
(b) Mr. Bucket.
(c) Grandpa Joe.
(d) Grandma Josephine.

3. Which world leader does the United States President call first?
(a) The leader of Egypt.
(b) The leader of India.
(c) The leader of China.
(d) The leader of Russia.

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

5. Who tells the United States President that Mr. Wonka appears to be Chinese?
(a) The President's Chief Spy.
(b) Miss Tibbs.
(c) The United States Vice President.
(d) The President's Chief Financial Officer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What shape is the creature who appears in the elevator?

2. What action does Mr. Wonka take just before he finally emerges from his expressionless state and responds to the voice coming from the loudspeaker?

3. For what reason is the Space Hotel USA unoccupied at the time of the elevator inhabitants' visit?

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

5. How many Great Glass Elevator inhabitants are there in total?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Give an example of hyberbole within Chapter 3.

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

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

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

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

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

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