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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. In order to play a trick on Mr. Twit, Mrs. Twit puts her glass eye into what location?
(a) Into Mr. Twit's glass of beer.
(b) Into Mr. Twit's bed.
(c) Into Mr. Twit's bowl of ice cream.
(d) Into Mr. Twit's spaghetti dinner.

2. When Mr. Twit announces to Mrs. Twit that she has contracted a dreaded disease called The Shrinks, she has to take what action due to feeling "trembly" (20)?
(a) Take a deep breath.
(b) Stand up.
(c) Sit down.
(d) Lie down.

3. What action is described as being impossible for a bearded man to take?
(a) To use a hairdryer.
(b) To wipe his face clean with a washcloth.
(c) To have compassion for others.
(d) To hide his appearance from onlookers.

4. After how many balloons are attached to Mrs. Twit does she become completely incapacitated?
(a) 60.
(b) 300.
(c) 40.
(d) 12.

5. 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 smelly.
(d) He says it is too squishy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the weather on the day of Mrs. Twit's flight?

2. Mrs. Twit gives Mr. Twit another nasty idea when she tells him that if the strings around her ankles break, "it will be" (26) for her?

3. What simile does Dahl use to characterize the way in which kind thoughts "shine out of [one's] face" (9)?

4. What animal does Mrs. Twit name when she tells Mr. Twit she is watching his actions carefully?

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

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