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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. Chapter 21 has a title referring to the Twits' decision to "go off and" (46) do what with guns?
(a) Shoot them.
(b) Find them.
(c) Sell them.
(d) Buy them.

2. What plastic object do the Twits keep on their sideboard?
(a) A plastic punch bowl.
(b) A plastic Jesus.
(c) A plastic fishbowl.
(d) A plastic gnome.

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

4. How many monkeys does Mr. Twit own?
(a) 4.
(b) 14.
(c) 90.
(d) 40.

5. From what location do Muggle-Wump's family and Roly-Poly retrieve the Hugtight glue?
(a) The workshed.
(b) The attic.
(c) The neighbor's yard.
(d) The basement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Muggle-Wump call his family and the birds when they protest his plan?

2. When Muggle-Wump urges his family and Roly-Poly to hurry in the task of enacting their plan tot destroy the Twits, he reminds them that when the Twits return this time, they will have what items in tow?

3. What language does Roly-Poly speak, other than his native language?

4. Before they go to town, Mr. Twit tells Mrs. Twit to take what action while he is busy making sure that the monkeys are secured?

5. As the four monkeys and Roly-Poly the bird enact their plan to destroy the Twits, what does Roly-Poly hold in his claw?

Short Essay Questions

1. What simile is used to describe Muggle-Wump's sense of urgency as he directs the plan to punish the Twits?

2. What reason is given for Mr. Twits' continued ownership of monkeys and how much time each day does he spend with the monkeys as a result of this goal?

3. For what reason does Dahl choose to have Muggle-Wump remain silent about the nature of his plan?

4. What qualities of the alphabetical part of The Twits makes it clear that Roald Dahl never intended for his story to lack illustrations?

5. What plants are specifically named as ones that Mrs. Twit grows in her garden and what reasons are given for her choices?

6. Who continues to find fault with Muggle-Wump's topic of conversation and why?

7. Describe the rug that is applied to the ceiling of the Twits' house.

8. What does Mr. Twit tell the four boys stuck in The Big Dead Tree that he is going to do to them for scaring away the birds?

9. What element of the Twits' history is revealed for the first time in the chapter entitled The Great Upside-Down Monkey Circus?

10. What room does Muggle-Wump choose to set as bait for the Twits and what informs his decision?

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