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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 glass of champagne.
(b) A beer.
(c) A glass of wine.
(d) A cold soda pop.

3. What types of birds are NOT named among those captured by Mr. Twit through his use of Hugtight glue?
(a) Jenny wrens.
(b) Song thrushes.
(c) Woodpeckers.
(d) Robins.

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

5. Who is responsible for the task of maintaining the Twits' garden?
(a) Mr. Twit.
(b) Roly-Poly.
(c) Mrs. Twit.
(d) Muggle-Wump.

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

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

8. 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) Lock the house.
(c) Feed the birds.
(d) Fold the laundry.

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

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

11. When Mr. Twit comes out to find no creatures upon the tree or upon the cage, where are the birds perched instead?
(a) In the middle of the street in front of the Twits' house.
(b) On the roof of the Twits' house.
(c) On a telephone wire near the Twits' house.
(d) On the roof of the Twits' car.

12. How many important tasks does Muggle-Wump tell his family members that they still have to do before they can all leave their captors forever?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

13. As the four monkeys and Roly-Poly the bird enact their plan to destroy the Twits, what does Roly-Poly hold in his beak?
(a) A bucket.
(b) A tub.
(c) A basin.
(d) A cannister.

14. When Mr. Twit sees Mrs. Twit descending from the sky, he jumps "as though" (30) what event has taken place?
(a) His hair has been set on fire.
(b) He has seen a ghost.
(c) He has been stung by a giant wasp.
(d) A bucket of water has been thrown in his face.

15. In what location does Mr. Twit always keep the key to the monkeys' cage?
(a) On a nail in the basement.
(b) On a nail in the work shed.
(c) On a nail in the attic.
(d) On a nail on the Twits' headboard.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Mr. Twit owns monkeys because he has a dream that one day he will own "the first" what "in the world" (39)?

4. The narrator points out that the Twits' house lacks a single what?

5. As the four monkeys and Roly-Poly the bird enact their plan to destroy the Twits, what does Roly-Poly hold in his claw?

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