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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. 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?
2. Who is NOT lying in bed within the glass elevator at the start of the novel?
3. Who prevents Mr. Wonka from pushing the required elevator button?
4. What is the first word that booms out of the loudspeaker when Charlie's group is trespassing in the Space Hotel?
5. What happened to the creatures called Poozas that had lived on the moon?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe how the chapters concerned with political figures include racially problematic elements.
2. How is Mr. Wonka's propensity for thwarting authority 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. Name one element of the Space Hotel USA that acts as a means of foreshadowing.
5. Describe one example of political satire within the text.
6. Who sings a song about the President in Chapter 8 and for what reason?
7. Give an example of hyberbole within Chapter 3.
8. How is the lobby of the Space Hotel USA described and what does its qualities symbolize?
9. What method of movement in zero gravity does Mr. Wonka teach to Charlie and his family?
10. In what way is the theme of American violence demonstrated within the scene inside the Space Hotel USA?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the interplay between the resolution of the novel Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator and one of the novel's main messages. How does Dahl make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help Dahl get across one main message of the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Sensory details are used frequently by Dahl in order to create vivid pictures of each character's progression through the narrative. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used by Dahl serve Dahl’s creation of vivid characters.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the novel’s use of political satire within its scenes involving the Space Hotel USA.
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