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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before they go to town, Mr. Twit tells Mrs. Twit to take what action while he is busy making sure that the monkeys are secured?
(a) Do the dishes.
(b) Fold the laundry.
(c) Lock the house.
(d) Feed the birds.

2. Muggle-Wump and his family long "to go back to" (41) what location from whence they had come?
(a) The African jungle.
(b) The Venezuelan jungle.
(c) The African savanna.
(d) The Peruvian jungle.

3. How many monkeys leap out of the monkey cage once the key is used to open it?
(a) 8.
(b) 4.
(c) 16.
(d) 30.

4. What word is used to describe Muggle-Wump's smile as he tells the others his plan to destroy the Twits?
(a) Twinkling.
(b) Sinister.
(c) Eerie.
(d) Dazzling.

5. The monkeys begin to disobey Mr. Twit's orders as soon as what event occurs?
(a) Three hours have passed since the Twits' departure.
(b) An hour has passed since the Twits' departure.
(c) The Twits have disappeared down the road.
(d) Mr. Twit turns his back to talk to Mrs. Twit.

6. What is NOT an action named by the narrator among the actions taken by the Twits in their former jobs?
(a) Teaching monkeys to smoke pipes.
(b) Teaching monkeys to do tricks.
(c) Helping the community to learn about the monkeys.
(d) Dressing monkeys up in human clothes.

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

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

9. How many monkeys does Mr. Twit own?
(a) 4.
(b) 40.
(c) 14.
(d) 90.

10. What is NOT a name Mrs. Twit calls Mr. Twit as she descends from the sky?
(a) Rotten old turnip.
(b) Grizzly old grunion.
(c) Filthy old frumpet.
(d) Crazy old crumpet.

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

12. When Mr. Twit comes outside to collect his bounty the morning after Roly-Poly warns the birds, Mr. Twit finds a great number of birds sitting in what location?
(a) On top of the monkey cage.
(b) All over The Crispy Old Hammock.
(c) On top of his mailbox.
(d) The limbs of the Big Dead Tree.

13. What is Mr. Twit's verbal response to Mrs. Twit's aerial approach?
(a) He shouts for help.
(b) He gurgles incoherently.
(c) He screams her name.
(d) He utters a prayer.

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

15. From what location does the Roly-Poly Bird hail?
(a) Africa.
(b) Australia.
(c) Peru.
(d) Venezuela.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Muggle-Wump call his family and the birds when they protest his plan?

2. From what location do Muggle-Wump's family and Roly-Poly retrieve the Hugtight glue?

3. What is the first piece of furniture glued onto the ceiling during the enactment of Muggle-Wump's plan to destroy the Twits?

4. When Mr. Twit sees Mrs. Twit descending from the sky, he jumps "as though" (30) what event has taken place?

5. The second part of Muggle-Wump's plan to destroy the Twits involves gluing what object to the ceiling?

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