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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) Lice.
(c) Food particles.
(d) Dandruff.

2. Mr. Twit tells Mrs. Twit that she probably has about how long to live due to contracting The Shrinks?
(a) 8 or 9 days.
(b) 10 or 11 days.
(c) 3 or 4 days.
(d) 2 or 3 days.

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

4. When Mr. Twit expresses his dislike of the texture of the new spaghetti, he uses what adjective to describe it?
(a) He says it is too squishy.
(b) He says it is too mobile.
(c) He says it is too grainy.
(d) He says it is too smelly.

5. What conclusion does the narrator draw about the fact that Mrs. Twit does not have a beard?
(a) It is a pity.
(b) It is an unfortunate oversight.
(c) It is a good thing.
(d) It is a small favor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many birds come "flying in from miles around" (28) to stare at Mrs. Twit descending from the sky?

2. What adjective is used to describe the grin Mr. Twit wears as he cuts the strings around Mrs. Twit's ankles?

3. While the frog sleeps on Mrs. Twit's pillow, she spends the night in what location?

4. How does Mr. Twit fill the balloons he has prepared for Mrs. Twit's cure?

5. Mrs. Twit stays still in the air after she has severed how many balloon strings?

(see the answer key)

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