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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer 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?
2. What is the name of the President of the United States in the text?
3. Mr. Wonka tells the others that the "vermicious" (53) creatures travel through space in what type of groups?
4. What color are the pupils of the creature that appears in the elevator?
5. The voice booming over the loudspeaker says that if Charlie's group does not reply immediately, then the United States will be forced to recognize all of their members as what?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the Chief of the Army's character used as a means to satirize the United States military?
2. For what reason is the Space Hotel USA unoccupied when the Great Glass Elevator arrives?
3. Describe one example of political satire within the text.
4. What information does Mr. Wonka share with the rest of the group about Vermicious Knids?
5. How does Dahl employ foreshadowing within the scene inside the Space Hotel USA?
6. In what way is the theme of American violence demonstrated within the scene inside the Space Hotel USA?
7. Give an example of Dahl's use of a simile within Chapter 2.
8. In what way does Roald Dahl immediately alert the readers to the fact that they are reading a sequel?
9. Name one element of the Space Hotel USA that acts as a means of foreshadowing.
10. What information about the President is revealed within the song Miss Tibbs sings, entitled The Nurse's Song?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the novel Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?
Essay Topic 2
Could the novel Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator be classified as a coming-of-age story? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
What messages does the novel Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator send about curiosity and what themes does Dahl employ in order to send these messages to the reader?
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