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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) When Mr. Twit gives Mrs. Twit a hug.
(b) When the readers walk outside.
(c) When Mrs. Twit smiles.
(d) When hell freezes over.

2. At the end of the chapter focusing on the state of Mr. Twit's beard, the narrator states, "What I'm trying to tell you is that Mr. Twit" (7) is what kind of an old man?
(a) Foul and smelly.
(b) Conniving and cunning.
(c) Mean and nasty.
(d) Stinky and rotten.

3. How does Mr. Twit react when he finds Mrs. Twit's glass eye in the place where she had hidden it?
(a) He punches a hole in the wall.
(b) He faints.
(c) He screams.
(d) He jumps.

4. Mr. Twit tells Mrs. Twit that she "must have shrunk at least" (20) how much in the previous few days?
(a) Three inches.
(b) A foot.
(c) Two feet.
(d) A yard.

5. What day of the week does the narrator name as the day when Mr. Twit certainly never deigns to wash his beard?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Saturday.

6. 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) Jealousy.
(b) Greed.
(c) Stupidity.
(d) Sloth.

7. 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) Crone.
(c) Ball and chain.
(d) Hag.

8. When Mr. Twit expresses his dislike of the flavor of the new spaghetti, he uses what adjective to describe it?
(a) Sweet.
(b) Bland.
(c) Bitter.
(d) Acidic.

9. What verb does Mr. Twit use to describe the only existing "cure for The Shrinks" (23)?
(a) Shove.
(b) Surgery.
(c) Stretch.
(d) Squeeze.

10. The wooden discs that Mr. Twit uses to lengthen Mrs. Twit's walking stick are described as being "no thicker than" (18) what object?
(a) A dime.
(b) A penny.
(c) A quarter.
(d) A nickel.

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

12. How does the narrator describe the number of food particles dwelling inside of Mr. Twit's beard?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) Thousands.
(c) Scores.
(d) Scads.

13. When Mr. Twit points out that Mrs. Twit's feet are dangling in the air, what is her reaction?
(a) She denies it vehemently.
(b) She turns white with fear.
(c) She laughs uproariously.
(d) She shrieks loudly.

14. What animal does Mrs. Twit name when she tells Mr. Twit she is watching his actions carefully?
(a) A wolverine.
(b) A wombat.
(c) A porcupine.
(d) A zebra.

15. While the frog sleeps on Mrs. Twit's pillow, she spends the night in what location?
(a) At her sister's house.
(b) In the closet.
(c) On the sofa.
(d) In the bathtub.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mr. Twit's beard hair is described by the narrator as sticking "out straight like the bristles of a" (4) what?

2. 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?

3. How many balloons does Mr. Twit prepare for Mrs. Twit's cure?

4. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the pieces of green cheese residing within Mr. Twit's beard?

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

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