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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator states that when bearded men wash their beards, the job must be as complex as what other task enacted by people without beards?
(a) Cutting their toenails.
(b) Shampooing their hair.
(c) Setting mousetraps.
(d) Washing their cars.

2. Mr. Twit tells Mrs. Twit that she probably has about how long to live due to contracting The Shrinks?
(a) 10 or 11 days.
(b) 2 or 3 days.
(c) 8 or 9 days.
(d) 3 or 4 days.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How many men does the narrator say have beards?
(a) A plethora.
(b) Scads.
(c) A lot.
(d) Very few.

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

12. 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 frog.
(c) Her walking stick.
(d) A pillow.

13. The narrator states that Mr. Twit feels that his beard makes him look as if he exhibits which two characteristics?
(a) He is mysterious and dashing.
(b) He is wise and grand.
(c) He is mean and nasty.
(d) He is grizzled and experienced.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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. When Mr. Twit announces to Mrs. Twit that she has contracted a dreaded disease called The Shrinks, she has to take what action due to feeling "trembly" (20)?

4. In what location does Mr. Twit perform the preparations for his prank involving Mrs. Twit's walking stick?

5. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the appearance of Mrs. Twit's face during her youth?

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