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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. 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 a good thing.
(c) It is an unfortunate oversight.
(d) It is a small favor.

2. With what object does Mrs. Twit attack Mr. Twit when she descends upon him?
(a) Her walking stick.
(b) A basket.
(c) A bird carcass.
(d) Her purse.

3. How many birds come "flying in from miles around" (28) to stare at Mrs. Twit descending from the sky?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) Flocks.
(c) Scores.
(d) Thousands.

4. Whose favorite meal is Bird Pie?
(a) Mrs. Twit.
(b) Mr. Twit.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Roly-Poly.

5. Mrs. Twit tells Mr. Twit that whenever he goes quiet, she knows that he is taking what action?
(a) Plotting.
(b) Taking a nap.
(c) Feeling sorry for himself.
(d) Reading.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective is used to describe Roly-Poly when he first flies "down out of the sky" (42)?

2. How does Mr. Twit react when he finds Mrs. Twit's glass eye in the place where she had hidden it?

3. 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?

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

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

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