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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. The narrator states at the beginning of Chapter 12 that though Mrs. Twit may be "ugly" and "beastly" (27), she does not exhibit what characteristic?
(a) Greed.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Stupidity.
(d) Sloth.

5. How many balloons does Mr. Twit prepare for Mrs. Twit's cure?
(a) 100.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 36.
(d) 82.

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

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

8. What object does Dahl use within his simile indicating the speed with which Mrs. Twit flies into the air once Mr. Twit has cut the strings?
(a) Firecracker.
(b) Catapult.
(c) Cannon.
(d) Rocket.

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

10. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the pieces of green cheese residing within Mr. Twit's beard?
(a) Maggoty.
(b) Awful.
(c) Putrid.
(d) Petrified.

11. At what time does Mrs. Twit make lunch on the day she serves worms to Mr. Twit?
(a) 2 o'clock.
(b) Noon.
(c) 1 o'clock.
(d) 11 o'clock.

12. While still attached to the ground, Mrs. Twit exclaims that there is enough pull present to take her to what location?
(a) The moon.
(b) China.
(c) Cucamonga.
(d) Nantucket.

13. After Mrs. Twit has soared off into the sky, Mr. Twit thinks to himself that "At last the old" what "is lost and gone forever" (26)?
(a) Lady.
(b) Hag.
(c) Ball and chain.
(d) Crone.

14. What is NOT an action Mrs. Twit takes after she announces to Mr. Twit that he has been eating worms?
(a) Pointing at Mr. Twit's angry face.
(b) Stamping her feet.
(c) Rocking with laughter.
(d) Clapping her hands.

15. 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?
(a) Goodbye.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Curtains.
(d) Sayonara.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator tells the readers that the next time they see a bearded man will likely be when what other event takes place?

2. After how many balloons are attached to Mrs. Twit does she become completely incapacitated?

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

4. How does Mr. Twit fill the balloons he has prepared for Mrs. Twit's cure?

5. The narrator states that even if a bearded man takes a particular action, he will still get food in his beard. What is the named action?

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