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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-25: "Mr. & Mrs. Twit Go Off to Buy Guns" - "The Furniture Goes Up".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What impetus does the narrator suggest causes a person to display an ugly appearance?
(a) Sloth.
(b) Selfishness.
(c) Ugly thoughts.
(d) Greed.

2. Mrs. Twit suggests that she and Mr. Twit buy themselves what type of weapons?
(a) Machine guns.
(b) Shotguns.
(c) Assault rifles.
(d) Pistols.

3. How often does Mr. Twit wash his beard?
(a) Once a week.
(b) Once a decade.
(c) Never.
(d) Once a year on his birthday.

4. What two adjectives are used to describe the worms Mrs. Twit chooses for her prank?
(a) Big and long.
(b) Squirmy and irmy.
(c) Fat and pale.
(d) Squishy and swishy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What object does Mr. Twit affix into the ground as part of Mrs. Twit's cure?

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

3. What implement does Mr. Twit use to apply Hugtight in hopes of capturing birds?

4. Mrs. Twit grows "plenty of spiky thistles and stinging-nettles" (32) in order to keep out what "nasty nosy" (32) creatures?

5. The monkeys begin to disobey Mr. Twit's orders as soon as what event occurs?

(see the answer key)

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