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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 action does Charlie want to take when the inhabitants of the Glass Elevator see the Commuter Capsule being attacked?
2. How much chocolate is called for within the recipe for Wonka-Vite?
3. What subject does the President request Miss Tibbs feature at the center of the piece he requests from her?
4. Willy Wonka tells Charlie that Charlie's upcoming comprehensive tour of the factory will take what amount of time?
5. Chapter 15's title mentions whose name, in addition to the word good-bye?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way does Charlie's reaction to Wonka-Vite differ from his father Mr. Bucket's reaction to the invention?
2. In what way is the theme of altruism depicted within Chapter 10, entitled Commuter Capsule in Trouble--Knid Attack Number One?
3. Into what room in the chocolate factory does the Great Glass Elevator make a crash landing?
4. What is Roald Dahl's message concerning televsion audiences within the text?
5. What observation does Charlie make of Mr. Wonka in Chapter 13 that causes Charlie to laugh inwardly and to wonder what is coming next?
6. How does the scene depicting the Vermicious Knid's injury portray the theme of comeuppance?
7. What happened when Mr. Wonka gave Wonka-Vite to the Oompa-Loompa who uses a wheelchair and why does Mr. Wonka focus on this example in particular?
8. How is Mr. Wonka shown to be fallible within Chapter 10, entitled Commuter Capsule in Trouble--Knid Attack Number One?
9. What new target do the Vermicious Knids attack after trying to smash the Great Glass Elevator?
10. What instructions does Mr. Wonka issue to the Great Glass Elevator's inhabitants when they are about to crash through the roof of the chocolate factory?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is the motif of sound within the novel Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator and how does its treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss how Dahl utilizes symbolism within Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.
Essay Topic 3
Look carefully at the passages of the novel that portray the close relationship between danger and excitement. What is Dahl's purpose for discussing at length the nature of the connection between these two elements of the human condition?
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