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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-6: "Hairy Faces" - "The Frog" .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What simile does Dahl use to characterize the way in which kind thoughts "shine out of [one's] face" (9)?
(a) Like rainbows.
(b) Like sunbeams.
(c) Like headlights.
(d) Like prisms.

2. In what location does Mr. Twit decide to place a frog in order to play a trick on Mrs. Twit?
(a) In the pocket of her robe.
(b) In her bed.
(c) In her breakfast.
(d) In her laundry basket.

3. When Mrs. Twit awakens after fainting, what object is on her face?
(a) A monkey.
(b) A clothespin.
(c) A fish.
(d) A frog.

4. What animal does Mrs. Twit name when she tells Mr. Twit she is watching his actions carefully?
(a) A porcupine.
(b) A zebra.
(c) A wolverine.
(d) A wombat.

5. What day of the week does the narrator name as the day when Mr. Twit certainly never deigns to wash his beard?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Friday.

Short Answer 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?

2. How many bearded men are featured in the very first illustration included within The Twits, before Chapter 1 begins?

3. The narrator tells the readers that the next time they see a bearded man will likely be when what other event takes place?

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

5. At the end of the chapter focusing on the state of Mr. Twit's beard, the narrator states, "What I'm trying to tell you is that Mr. Twit" (7) is what kind of an old man?

(see the answer key)

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