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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-20: "Mr. Twit Gets a Horrid Shock" - "Still No Bird Pie for Mr. Twit" .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The narrator points out that the Twits' house lacks a single what?
(a) Window.
(b) Light.
(c) Charm.
(d) Positive characteristic.

4. What verb does Mr. Twit use to describe the only existing "cure for The Shrinks" (23)?
(a) Squeeze.
(b) Shove.
(c) Surgery.
(d) Stretch.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT an action named by the narrator among the actions taken by the Twits in their former jobs?

2. What is NOT a name Mrs. Twit calls Mr. Twit as she descends from the sky?

3. Chapter 10 is entitled Mrs. Twit Gets a what?

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

5. In the illustration of the Twits' yard, there is a ladder leaning against what named feature of the yard's landscaping?

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