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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 bars of gold buried in the basement.
(b) The pains in his wrist.
(c) The worms in his spaghetti.
(d) The frogs on his pillow.

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

3. 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) Saturday.
(d) Friday.

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

5. What reason does Mrs. Twit give to others when they ask why she needs to carry the object she always carries in her right hand?
(a) She says that she needs it in order to cut flowers in her garden.
(b) She says that she needs it in order to alleviate the pain caused by warts.
(c) She says that she needs it in order to drive her carriage.
(d) She says that she needs it in order to finish a birdhouse.

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

7. 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 penny.
(b) A quarter.
(c) A nickel.
(d) A dime.

8. From what location does Mrs. Twit acquire the worms she needs for the prank she wants to pull on Mr. Twit?
(a) From the hardware store.
(b) From the garbage dump.
(c) From the garden.
(d) From the gas station.

9. Mrs. Twit stays still in the air after she has severed how many balloon strings?
(a) 20.
(b) 60.
(c) 200.
(d) 80.

10. When Mrs. Twit awakens after fainting, what object is on her face?
(a) A fish.
(b) A frog.
(c) A clothespin.
(d) A monkey.

11. What food item is NOT featured within the diagram of Mr. Twit's mouth?
(a) Maple syrup.
(b) Stilton cheese.
(c) Tinned sardines.
(d) Cornflakes.

12. 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) A yard.
(d) Two feet.

13. In order to play a trick on Mr. Twit, Mrs. Twit puts her glass eye into what location?
(a) Into Mr. Twit's glass of beer.
(b) Into Mr. Twit's bed.
(c) Into Mr. Twit's spaghetti dinner.
(d) Into Mr. Twit's bowl of ice cream.

14. Mr. Twit's beard hair is described by the narrator as sticking "out straight like the bristles of a" (4) what?
(a) Scrub brush.
(b) Toothbrush.
(c) Nailbrush.
(d) Porcupine.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT an action Mrs. Twit takes after she announces to Mr. Twit that he has been eating worms?

2. What verb does Mr. Twit use to describe the only existing "cure for The Shrinks" (23)?

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. 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?

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