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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 finish a birdhouse.
(b) She says that she needs it in order to cut flowers in her garden.
(c) She says that she needs it in order to alleviate the pain caused by warts.
(d) She says that she needs it in order to drive her carriage.

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

3. Chapter 10 is entitled Mrs. Twit Gets a what?
(a) Zapping.
(b) Shoving.
(c) Stretching.
(d) Squeezing.

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

5. How does Mr. Twit fill the balloons he has prepared for Mrs. Twit's cure?
(a) He uses a gas cylinder to blow them up.
(b) He uses a bicycle bump to blow them up.
(c) He blows them up himself.
(d) He forces the monkeys to blow them up.

6. How often does Mr. Twit wash his beard?
(a) Once a week.
(b) Never.
(c) Once a year on his birthday.
(d) Once a decade.

7. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the pieces of green cheese residing within Mr. Twit's beard?
(a) Awful.
(b) Putrid.
(c) Maggoty.
(d) Petrified.

8. 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?
(a) Using a napkin.
(b) Opening his mouth very wide.
(c) Eating very slowly.
(d) Affixing a bib.

9. 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) Porcupine.
(c) Toothbrush.
(d) Nailbrush.

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

11. 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?
(a) A pair of shoes and a bundle of clothes.
(b) A hat and a coat.
(c) A set of false teeth and a glass eye.
(d) A pair of underwear and a cape.

12. To what other object had Mr. Twit secretly been applying small wooden discs?
(a) The legs of the monkey cage.
(b) The legs of the dining room table.
(c) The legs of Mrs. Twit's chair.
(d) The legs of his own chair.

13. 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) Washing their cars.
(b) Cutting their toenails.
(c) Shampooing their hair.
(d) Setting mousetraps.

14. What conclusion does the narrator draw about the fact that Mrs. Twit does not have a beard?
(a) It is a small favor.
(b) It is a pity.
(c) It is an unfortunate oversight.
(d) It is a good thing.

15. What is NOT an object the narrator lists among the objects Mrs. Twit likes to strike using the object she carries in her right hand?
(a) Monkeys.
(b) Cats.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Small children.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what location does Mr. Twit decide to place a frog in order to play a trick on Mrs. Twit?

2. When Mr. Twit declares that his spaghetti is moving, Mrs. Twit tells him that the spaghetti is a new what?

3. What two adjectives are used to describe the worms Mrs. Twit chooses for her prank?

4. How many birds come "flying in from miles around" (28) to stare at Mrs. Twit descending from the sky?

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

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