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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-25: "Mr. & Mrs. Twit Go Off to Buy Guns" - "The Furniture Goes Up".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character in The Twits has a beard?
(a) Mr. Twit.
(b) The magpie.
(c) Mrs. Twit.
(d) No one.

2. On what day of the week does Roly-Poly first sing a song to warn the birds about the Hugtight trap?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Friday.

3. Mrs. Twit grows "plenty of spiky thistles and stinging-nettles" (32) in order to keep out what "nasty nosy" (32) creatures?
(a) Children.
(b) Foxes.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Neighbors.

4. When Mrs. Twit awakens after fainting, what object is on her face?
(a) A fish.
(b) A clothespin.
(c) A frog.
(d) A monkey.

5. How old is Mr. Twit?
(a) 70.
(b) 40.
(c) 60.
(d) 50.

Short Answer Questions

1. While the frog sleeps on Mrs. Twit's pillow, she spends the night in what location?

2. What adjective is used to describe the grin Mr. Twit wears as he cuts the strings around Mrs. Twit's ankles?

3. What impetus does the narrator suggest causes a person to display an ugly appearance?

4. What simile does Dahl use to characterize the way in which kind thoughts "shine out of [one's] face" (9)?

5. The narrator tells the readers that the next time they see a bearded man will likely be when what other event takes place?

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