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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what location does Mr. Twit decide to place a frog in order to play a trick on Mrs. Twit?
(a) In her bed.
(b) In her laundry basket.
(c) In the pocket of her robe.
(d) In her breakfast.

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

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

5. What is NOT listed among the bald parts of Mr. Twit's body?
(a) His nose.
(b) His eyes.
(c) His forehead.
(d) His nostrils.

6. What reason does the narrator suggest for certain men's decisions to wear beards?
(a) They like to have a method for saving food.
(b) They want to hide their appearance.
(c) They want to keep their faces warm.
(d) They think they look masculine.

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

8. When stating that "things cling to hairs" (5) in beards, the narrator states that what types of objects in particular stick to beard hairs?
(a) Food particles.
(b) Lice.
(c) Dandruff.
(d) Dust bunnies.

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

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

11. 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) Ball and chain.
(b) Crone.
(c) Lady.
(d) Hag.

12. Which character in The Twits has a beard?
(a) Mr. Twit.
(b) Mrs. Twit.
(c) No one.
(d) The magpie.

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

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

15. When Mr. Twit declares that his spaghetti is moving, Mrs. Twit tells him that the spaghetti is a new what?
(a) Fad.
(b) Kind.
(c) Brand.
(d) Invention.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the illustration of Mrs. Twit as she drools with fear at the prospect of having The Shrinks, what object is she holding in one hand?

2. Chapter 10 is entitled Mrs. Twit Gets a what?

3. 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?

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

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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