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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. With what beverage had the old Oompa-Loompa taken the two pills of Wonka-Vite given to him by Willy Wonka?

2. What is the television event monopolizing the time of an estimated 500 million people?

3. What role had Miss Tibbs served within the President's household during his youth?

4. About how many of the Space Hotel USA's staff are eaten by creatures?

5. After the old ones regress, how old is Grandma Georgina?

Short Essay Questions

1. How long did it take Mr. Wonka to invent Wonka-Vite, according to Mr. Wonka himself?

2. What is Roald Dahl's message concerning televsion audiences within the text?

3. 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?

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

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

6. Discuss two characters who have an emotional reaction to Wonka-Vite's effects on the old ones.

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

8. What announcement does Mr. Wonka make about the value of the single bottle of Wonka-Vite?

9. 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?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Determine Dahl's message regarding the idea that authority should be challenged.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Dahl's focus on the importance of honest communication with children in the novel Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. What message is Dahl sending about either the value or worthless nature of this tool?

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