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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Muggle-Wump calls the Twits filthy, he refers to them as what type of "freaks" (64) when he again warns the others to hurry?
(a) Borogrovey.
(b) Mimsy.
(c) Frumptious.
(d) Outgrabe.

2. What kind of receptacles are used by the enemies of the Twits in order to hold the glue needed for their plan?
(a) Garbage bags.
(b) Egg crates.
(c) Bathtubs.
(d) Buckets.

3. Who warns Roly-Poly when Mr. Twit has applied Hugtight glue to the bars of the monkeys' cage?
(a) Fred.
(b) Muggle-Wump.
(c) Mrs. Twit.
(d) The monkeys.

4. Mr. and Mrs. Twit's house is described as looking "like a" (32) what?
(a) Warehouse.
(b) Condemned building.
(c) Hospital.
(d) Prison.

5. In the illustration of the Twits' yard, there is a ladder leaning against what named feature of the yard's landscaping?
(a) The Venus Flytrap.
(b) The Big Dead Tree.
(c) The Soggy Old Couch.
(d) The Crispy Old Hammock.

6. Mrs. Twit suggests that she and Mr. Twit buy themselves what type of weapons?
(a) Shotguns.
(b) Assault rifles.
(c) Machine guns.
(d) Pistols.

7. To what object does Mr. Twit apply Hugtight glue in order to capture birds for Bird Pie?
(a) The Crispy Old Hammock.
(b) The Venus Flytrap.
(c) The Big Dead Tree.
(d) The Soggy Old Couch.

8. In the beginning of Chapter 13, entitled Mr. Twit Gets a Horrid Shock, Mr. Twit is celebrating Mrs. Twit's absence with what beverage in hand?
(a) A beer.
(b) A cold soda pop.
(c) A glass of wine.
(d) A glass of champagne.

9. What word does Dahl add to the title of Chapter 19, No Bird Pie for Mr. Twit, in order to form the title of Chapter 20?
(a) Always.
(b) Still.
(c) Please.
(d) Never.

10. From what location do Muggle-Wump's family and Roly-Poly retrieve buckets and paintbrushes?
(a) The basement.
(b) The neighbor's yard.
(c) The attic.
(d) The workshed.

11. What language does Roly-Poly speak, other than his native language?
(a) Italian.
(b) Latin.
(c) Spanish.
(d) English.

12. What type of receptacle does Mr. Twit regularly use in order to collect the birds he captures with Hugtight?
(a) A bucket.
(b) A gunny sack.
(c) A trash can.
(d) A basket.

13. Whose favorite meal is Bird Pie?
(a) Mrs. Twit.
(b) Mr. Twit.
(c) Roly-Poly.
(d) The narrator.

14. With what object does Mrs. Twit attack Mr. Twit when she descends upon him?
(a) Her purse.
(b) A basket.
(c) Her walking stick.
(d) A bird carcass.

15. The narrator reveals that before they had retired, the Twits had both worked for what type of organization?
(a) A garbage dump.
(b) A circus.
(c) An aquarium.
(d) A zoo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mr. Twit's verbal response to Mrs. Twit's aerial approach?

2. When Mr. Twit emerges from the house and sees the monkeys and birds all together, what are the monkeys and birds doing?

3. Chapter 21 has a title referring to the Twits' decision to "go off and" (46) do what with guns?

4. What adjective does Muggle-Wump use to describe his plan to destroy the Twits?

5. In what location does Mr. Twit always keep the key to the monkeys' cage?

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