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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. How many elevator buttons does Mr. Wonka press at once in an attempt to escape from the "vermicious" (57) creatures?
2. What is the first word that booms out of the loudspeaker when Charlie's group is trespassing in the Space Hotel?
3. The beginning of Chapter 5 states, "There was no" performing of what activity "inside the Space Hotel" (34)?
4. How long does it take the inhabitants of the glass elevator to re-board it after going inside the Space Hotel?
5. In what room of the United States White House does Chapter 4 take place?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way is the theme of courage depicted within Chapter 3, entitled The Link Up?
2. How many Vermicious Knids does Mr. Wonka say exist in the universe?
3. How is the lobby of the Space Hotel USA described and what does its qualities symbolize?
4. How is the Chief of the Army's character used as a means to satirize the United States military?
5. What information about the President is revealed within the song Miss Tibbs sings, entitled The Nurse's Song?
6. Who sings a song about the President in Chapter 8 and for what reason?
7. What is the purpose of the object termed the "Commuter Capsule" (11)?
8. What information does Mr. Wonka share with the rest of the group about Vermicious Knids?
9. In what way does Roald Dahl immediately alert the readers to the fact that they are reading a sequel?
10. Name one element of the Space Hotel USA that acts as a means of foreshadowing.
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
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
What is the novel's message concerning the link between mind and body?
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