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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-20: "Mr. Twit Gets a Horrid Shock" - "Still No Bird Pie for Mr. Twit" .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator reveals that before they had retired, the Twits had both worked for what type of organization?
(a) A zoo.
(b) An aquarium.
(c) A circus.
(d) A garbage dump.

2. What language does Roly-Poly speak, other than his native language?
(a) Latin.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Italian.
(d) English.

3. Which article of Mrs. Twit's clothing is depicted as billowing "out like a parachute" (28) upon her descent?
(a) Her petticoat.
(b) Her bloomers.
(c) Her bustle.
(d) Her underwear.

4. To what object does Mr. Twit apply Hugtight glue in order to capture birds for Bird Pie?
(a) The Crispy Old Hammock.
(b) The Soggy Old Couch.
(c) The Big Dead Tree.
(d) The Venus Flytrap.

5. How does Mr. Twit fill the balloons he has prepared for Mrs. Twit's cure?
(a) He blows them up himself.
(b) He uses a bicycle bump to blow them up.
(c) He forces the monkeys to blow them up.
(d) He uses a gas cylinder to blow them up.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mr. Twit sees Mrs. Twit descending from the sky, he jumps "as though" (30) what event has taken place?

2. What word does Dahl add to the title of Chapter 19, No Bird Pie for Mr. Twit, in order to form the title of Chapter 20?

3. Whose favorite meal is Bird Pie?

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?

5. On what day of the week does Roly-Poly first sing a song to warn the birds about the Hugtight trap?

(see the answer key)

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