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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mr. Twit's memories of what objects are said to keep him from feeling sorry for Mrs. Twit when she believes that she is shrinking?
(a) The pains in his wrist.
(b) The frogs on his pillow.
(c) The worms in his spaghetti.
(d) The bars of gold buried in the basement.

2. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the appearance of Mrs. Twit's face during her youth?
(a) Hideous.
(b) Fine.
(c) Nice.
(d) Plain.

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

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

5. 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) Mean and nasty.
(b) Conniving and cunning.
(c) Foul and smelly.
(d) Stinky and rotten.

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

7. 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) Lice.
(b) Dandruff.
(c) Food particles.
(d) Dust bunnies.

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

9. Which longtime collaborative partner of Roald Dahl created the illustrations for The Twits?
(a) Quentin Blake.
(b) Salvador Dali.
(c) Maurice Sendak.
(d) Ralph Steadman.

10. 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) Cannon.
(b) Catapult.
(c) Firecracker.
(d) Rocket.

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

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

13. 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?
(a) A pistol.
(b) A pillow.
(c) A frog.
(d) Her walking stick.

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

15. How does the narrator describe the weather on the day of Mrs. Twit's flight?
(a) Breezy.
(b) Calm with no wind.
(c) Windy.
(d) Rainy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What day of the week does the narrator name as the day when Mr. Twit certainly never deigns to wash his beard?

3. When Mr. Twit expresses his dislike of the texture of the new spaghetti, he uses what adjective to describe it?

4. 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?

5. When Mrs. Twit awakens after fainting, what object is on her face?

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