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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Crone.
(b) Lady.
(c) Hag.
(d) Ball and chain.

2. How many balloons does Mr. Twit prepare for Mrs. Twit's cure?
(a) 36.
(b) 100.
(c) 82.
(d) 1,000.

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

4. What reason does Mrs. Twit give to others when they ask why she needs to carry the object she always carries in her right hand?
(a) She says that she needs it in order to drive her carriage.
(b) She says that she needs it in order to cut flowers in her garden.
(c) She says that she needs it in order to alleviate the pain caused by warts.
(d) She says that she needs it in order to finish a birdhouse.

5. Mr. Twit tells Mrs. Twit that she probably has about how long to live due to contracting The Shrinks?
(a) 10 or 11 days.
(b) 8 or 9 days.
(c) 2 or 3 days.
(d) 3 or 4 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object does Mr. Twit affix into the ground as part of Mrs. Twit's cure?

2. How often does Mr. Twit wash his beard?

3. 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?

4. When Mr. Twit expresses his dislike of the flavor of the new spaghetti, he uses what adjective to describe it?

5. When Mr. Twit expresses his dislike of the texture of the new spaghetti, he uses what adjective to describe it?

Short Essay Questions

1. What extra part of Mr. Twit's walking stick prank plan is revealed within Chapter 9, entitled Mrs. Twit Has the Shrinks?

2. For what reason does the author provide a second illustration beneath the diagram showing the degradation of Mrs. Twit's looks over time?

3. Who plays the trick depicted in Chapter 7 entitled The Wormy Spaghetti and what is the trick?

4. How does the trick featured within Chapter 8, entitled The Funny Walking Stick, take the pranks in the novel to another level of cruelty?

5. How does Mr. Twit think his hairy face affects his overall appearance and how does the narrator contradict Mr. Twit's point of view?

6. What dramatic change has Mrs. Twit undergone since her youth and what is the reason for the change?

7. How often does Mr. Twit wash his beard?

8. What method does Mrs. Twit use to engineer her descent?

9. How is Mr. Twit's complete lack of compassion for Mrs. Twit demonstrated within Chapter 9, entitled Mrs. Twit Has the Shrinks?

10. How does Mrs. Twit use her glass eye to amuse herself?

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