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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. Who or what is Mrs. Taubsypuss?
2. Charlie tells his grandparents that he feels what emotion toward Mr. Wonka?
3. For what reason is the Space Hotel USA unoccupied at the time of the elevator inhabitants' visit?
4. Which world leader does the United States President call first?
5. How many rooms does the Space Hotel contain?
Short Essay Questions
1. What elements of the first chapter suggest that Dahl knew that some readers of the novel would not have read its prequel?
2. Give an example of Dahl's use of a simile within Chapter 2.
3. Describe how the chapters concerned with political figures include racially problematic elements.
4. Give an example of hyberbole within Chapter 3.
5. Who sings a song about the President in Chapter 8 and for what reason?
6. What information about the President is revealed within the song Miss Tibbs sings, entitled The Nurse's Song?
7. Name one element of the Space Hotel USA that acts as a means of foreshadowing.
8. In what way is the theme of American violence demonstrated within the scene inside the Space Hotel USA?
9. How many Vermicious Knids does Mr. Wonka say exist in the universe?
10. How does Dahl employ foreshadowing within the scene inside the Space Hotel USA?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explicate the theme of courage within the novel Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. What is Dahl's message regarding courage and how do you know?
Essay Topic 2
William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within the novel Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the novel.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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