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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. What order does the President give the inhabitants of the Commuter Capsule?
2. The narrator describes Mr. Wonka's tirade of nonsense words against the loudspeaker voice as having "a touch of" what "in every syllable" (39)?
3. The beginning of Chapter 5 states, "There was no" performing of what activity "inside the Space Hotel" (34)?
4. Mr. Wonka says that the Great Glass Elevator could link up with what type of animal if it were deemed necessary?
5. How many people are described as being "crouched in front of their television sets waiting for an answer to come from the mysterious strangers inside the Space Hotel"? (33)
Short Essay Questions
1. Give an example of Dahl's use of a simile within Chapter 2.
2. Name one element of the Space Hotel USA that acts as a means of foreshadowing.
3. Discuss the characteristics and resulting symbolism of the elevator buttons.
4. Describe the thing that reveals itself when the elevator doors open inside the Space Hotel USA.
5. What information does Mr. Wonka share with the rest of the group about Vermicious Knids?
6. Who sings a song about the President in Chapter 8 and for what reason?
7. What types of higher echelon people are said to be trying to book the Space Hotel USA?
8. How many Vermicious Knids does Mr. Wonka say exist in the universe?
9. How is Mr. Wonka's propensity for thwarting authority within the scene inside the Space Hotel USA?
10. How is the Chief of the Army's character used as a means to satirize the United States military?
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
Discuss Dahl's messages about guilt and responsibility within the novel Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.
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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