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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-12: "Wormy Spaghetti" - "Mrs. Twit Goes Ballooning Down".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When stating that "things cling to hairs" (5) in beards, the narrator states that what types of objects in particular stick to beard hairs?
(a) Dust bunnies.
(b) Food particles.
(c) Dandruff.
(d) Lice.

2. What object does Mr. Twit affix into the ground as part of Mrs. Twit's cure?
(a) A rubber peg.
(b) A wooden fence post.
(c) An iron ring.
(d) A wooden stake.

3. In order to play a trick on Mr. Twit, Mrs. Twit puts her glass eye into what location?
(a) Into Mr. Twit's glass of beer.
(b) Into Mr. Twit's bowl of ice cream.
(c) Into Mr. Twit's bed.
(d) Into Mr. Twit's spaghetti dinner.

4. The narrator states that even if a bearded man takes a particular action, he will still get food in his beard. What is the named action?
(a) Affixing a bib.
(b) Eating very slowly.
(c) Opening his mouth very wide.
(d) Using a napkin.

5. What object does Mrs. Twit use to systematically sever the strings attached to the balloons?
(a) Her teeth.
(b) A bird's beak.
(c) The flame from a match.
(d) The sun's rays.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. To what other object had Mr. Twit secretly been applying small wooden discs?

4. The narrator states at the beginning of Chapter 12 that though Mrs. Twit may be "ugly" and "beastly" (27), she does not exhibit what characteristic?

5. What implement does Mr. Twit have in his hand when he is described as "poking around in" (15) his spaghetti?

(see the answer key)

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