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

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

3. What reason does the narrator suggest for certain men's decisions to wear beards?
(a) They want to keep their faces warm.
(b) They think they look masculine.
(c) They want to hide their appearance.
(d) They like to have a method for saving food.

4. The narrator states that when bearded men wash their beards, the job must be as complex as what other task enacted by people without beards?
(a) Washing their cars.
(b) Shampooing their hair.
(c) Cutting their toenails.
(d) Setting mousetraps.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT listed among the bald parts of Mr. Twit's body?

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

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

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

5. What is NOT an object the narrator lists among the objects Mrs. Twit likes to strike using the object she carries in her right hand?

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