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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. Chapter 10 is entitled Mrs. Twit Gets a what?
(a) Zapping.
(b) Shoving.
(c) Squeezing.
(d) Stretching.

2. How does the narrator describe the number of food particles dwelling inside of Mr. Twit's beard?
(a) Scads.
(b) Scores.
(c) Hundreds.
(d) Thousands.

3. 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?
(a) Small children.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Monkeys.
(d) Cats.

4. Mr. Twit tells Mrs. Twit that the ultimate result of The Shrinks is that there is nothing left of the afflicted person, "except" (22) what objects?
(a) A hat and a coat.
(b) A pair of shoes and a bundle of clothes.
(c) A pair of underwear and a cape.
(d) A set of false teeth and a glass eye.

5. When Mr. Twit points out that Mrs. Twit's feet are dangling in the air, what is her reaction?
(a) She laughs uproariously.
(b) She denies it vehemently.
(c) She shrieks loudly.
(d) She turns white with fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which article of Mrs. Twit's clothing is depicted as billowing "out like a parachute" (28) upon her descent?

2. 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?

3. From what location does Mrs. Twit acquire the worms she needs for the prank she wants to pull on Mr. Twit?

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

5. How many men does the narrator say have beards?

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