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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 kind of creatures eat some of the staff onboard the Commuter Capsule?
2. Which of the old ones refuses to get out of bed when implored by Mr. Wonka to do so?
3. What creatures had Grandpa Joe worried might eat the item lowered out of the bottom of the Great Glass Elevator?
4. What action does Grandma Georgina want to take when the inhabitants of the Glass Elevator see the Commuter Capsule being attacked?
5. How old is Miss Tibbs?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Discuss the message sent within the song that Miss Tibbs sings to the President entitled "The Nurse's Song" (62).
3. 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?
4. In what way is Mr. Wonka portrayed as being skillful at lying?
5. What clear signs of the science fiction genre are present within the text?
6. In what way is the theme of altruism depicted within Chapter 10, entitled Commuter Capsule in Trouble--Knid Attack Number One?
7. 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?
8. What is the effect of Wonka-Vite on the three old ones?
9. How long did it take Mr. Wonka to invent Wonka-Vite, according to Mr. Wonka himself?
10. Name at least three ingredients other than chocolate that are present within Mr. Wonka's creation Wonka-Vite.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Sensory details are used frequently by Dahl in order to create vivid pictures of each character's progression through the narrative. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used by Dahl serve Dahl’s creation of vivid characters.
Essay Topic 2
Determine Dahl's message regarding the idea that authority should be challenged.
Essay Topic 3
What is the function of Grandpa Joe's character within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by Dahl in depicting Grandpa Joe and include in your discussion the reasons that Dahl portrays this character in these particular ways.
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