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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. What adjective is used to describe the grin Mr. Twit wears as he cuts the strings around Mrs. Twit's ankles?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Absentminded.
(c) Ghoulish.
(d) Panicky.

2. What verb does Mr. Twit use to describe the only existing "cure for The Shrinks" (23)?
(a) Stretch.
(b) Surgery.
(c) Shove.
(d) Squeeze.

3. What reason does Mrs. Twit give to others when they ask why she needs to carry the object she always carries in her right hand?
(a) She says that she needs it in order to alleviate the pain caused by warts.
(b) She says that she needs it in order to finish a birdhouse.
(c) She says that she needs it in order to drive her carriage.
(d) She says that she needs it in order to cut flowers in her garden.

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 mobile.
(b) He says it is too grainy.
(c) He says it is too squishy.
(d) He says it is too smelly.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the appearance of Mrs. Twit's face during her youth?

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

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

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

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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