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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. 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?
(a) Sloth.
(b) Stupidity.
(c) Greed.
(d) Jealousy.

2. What impetus does the narrator suggest causes a person to display an ugly appearance?
(a) Sloth.
(b) Ugly thoughts.
(c) Selfishness.
(d) Greed.

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

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

5. Mrs. Twit carries what object in her right hand?
(a) A whip.
(b) A knife.
(c) A walking stick.
(d) A hammer.

Short Answer Questions

1. The wooden discs that Mr. Twit uses to lengthen Mrs. Twit's walking stick are described as being "no thicker than" (18) what object?

2. What object does Mrs. Twit use to systematically sever the strings attached to the balloons?

3. The narrator states that Mr. Twit feels that his beard makes him look as if he exhibits which two characteristics?

4. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the pieces of green cheese residing within Mr. Twit's beard?

5. What verb does Mr. Twit use to describe the only existing "cure for The Shrinks" (23)?

(see the answer key)

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