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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What implement does Mr. Twit have in his hand when he is described as "poking around in" (15) his spaghetti?
(a) A pair of tweezers.
(b) A fork.
(c) A knife.
(d) A spoon.

2. In the illustration of Mrs. Twit as she drools with fear at the prospect of having The Shrinks, what object is she holding in one hand?
(a) A frog.
(b) Her walking stick.
(c) A pillow.
(d) A pistol.

3. How often does Mr. Twit wash his beard?
(a) Once a week.
(b) Never.
(c) Once a year on his birthday.
(d) Once a decade.

4. The narrator tells the readers that the next time they see a bearded man will likely be when what other event takes place?
(a) When hell freezes over.
(b) When Mrs. Twit smiles.
(c) When the readers walk outside.
(d) When Mr. Twit gives Mrs. Twit a hug.

5. At what time does Mrs. Twit make lunch on the day she serves worms to Mr. Twit?
(a) Noon.
(b) 2 o'clock.
(c) 11 o'clock.
(d) 1 o'clock.

6. What object does Dahl use within his simile indicating the speed with which Mrs. Twit flies into the air once Mr. Twit has cut the strings?
(a) Rocket.
(b) Cannon.
(c) Catapult.
(d) Firecracker.

7. How many birds come "flying in from miles around" (28) to stare at Mrs. Twit descending from the sky?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) Scores.
(c) Flocks.
(d) Thousands.

8. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the pieces of green cheese residing within Mr. Twit's beard?
(a) Petrified.
(b) Maggoty.
(c) Awful.
(d) Putrid.

9. After Mrs. Twit has soared off into the sky, Mr. Twit thinks to himself that "At last the old" what "is lost and gone forever" (26)?
(a) Lady.
(b) Ball and chain.
(c) Hag.
(d) Crone.

10. When Mr. Twit expresses his dislike of the flavor of the new spaghetti, he uses what adjective to describe it?
(a) Bitter.
(b) Sweet.
(c) Bland.
(d) Acidic.

11. Mr. Twit's beard hair is described by the narrator as sticking "out straight like the bristles of a" (4) what?
(a) Porcupine.
(b) Nailbrush.
(c) Scrub brush.
(d) Toothbrush.

12. How does Mr. Twit fill the balloons he has prepared for Mrs. Twit's cure?
(a) He blows them up himself.
(b) He uses a bicycle bump to blow them up.
(c) He forces the monkeys to blow them up.
(d) He uses a gas cylinder to blow them up.

13. What food item is NOT featured within the diagram of Mr. Twit's mouth?
(a) Stilton cheese.
(b) Maple syrup.
(c) Tinned sardines.
(d) Cornflakes.

14. When Mr. Twit points out that Mrs. Twit's feet are dangling in the air, what is her reaction?
(a) She denies it vehemently.
(b) She shrieks loudly.
(c) She turns white with fear.
(d) She laughs uproariously.

15. The narrator states that when bearded men wash their beards, the job must be as complex as what other task enacted by people without beards?
(a) Cutting their toenails.
(b) Setting mousetraps.
(c) Shampooing their hair.
(d) Washing their cars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What conclusion does the narrator draw about the fact that Mrs. Twit does not have a beard?

2. Mrs. Twit carries what object in her right hand?

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

4. What reason does the narrator suggest for certain men's decisions to wear beards?

5. In what location does Mr. Twit perform the preparations for his prank involving Mrs. Twit's walking stick?

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