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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. For how many minutes has the Great Glass Elevator been circling the earth before it comes back around to the Space Hotel USA?

2. Which substance discussed in Chapter 13 and subsequent chapters is said to have only one bottle of it in existence?

3. How old is Miss Tibbs?

4. The largest Vermicious Knid attacking the Commuter Capsule is as long as what object?

5. Who tells the old ones that they should try getting out of bed since it is not as difficult as it seems?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the theme of collectivism demonstrated within Grandpa Joe's part in helping to get the old ones to be more lively?

2. In what way does the character of Mr. Bucket undergo a major change in Chapter 15, entitled Good-bye, Georgina?

3. Name at least three ingredients other than chocolate that are present within Mr. Wonka's creation Wonka-Vite.

4. Discuss the message sent within the song that Miss Tibbs sings to the President entitled "The Nurse's Song" (62).

5. Into what room in the chocolate factory does the Great Glass Elevator make a crash landing?

6. When the elevator's inhabitants have a chance to save the 150 people in the Commuter Capsule, how does the split in opinion depict the contrast between positive and negative thinking?

7. In what way does Charlie's reaction to Wonka-Vite differ from his father Mr. Bucket's reaction to the invention?

8. What new target do the Vermicious Knids attack after trying to smash the Great Glass Elevator?

9. How does the scene depicting the Vermicious Knid's injury portray the theme of comeuppance?

10. In what way is the theme of altruism depicted within Chapter 10, entitled Commuter Capsule in Trouble--Knid Attack Number One?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What messages does the novel Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator send about curiosity and what themes does Dahl employ in order to send these messages to the reader?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the novel’s use of political satire within its scenes involving the Space Hotel USA.

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