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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What implement does Mr. Twit use to apply Hugtight in hopes of capturing birds?
(a) A hose.
(b) A paintbrush.
(c) A piece of cloth.
(d) A sponge.

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

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

4. For what reason do Muggle-Wump's efforts to warn the birds about the Hugtight never succeed?
(a) The birds fly too high to hear Muggle-Wump's warnings until it is too late.
(b) The birds believe that Muggle-Wump is trying to trick them with his warnings.
(c) Mr. Twit always silences Muggle-Wump.
(d) The English birds cannot understand his African language.

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

6. For how many hours each day does Mr. Twit now train his monkeys?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

7. When Muggle-Wump warns everyone to hurry, he tells them that "any moment now, those two filthy" whats "are going to come rushing in" (63)?
(a) Freaks.
(b) Gorillas.
(c) Animals.
(d) Idiots.

8. The narrator points out that the Twits' house lacks a single what?
(a) Light.
(b) Charm.
(c) Positive characteristic.
(d) Window.

9. On what day of the week do the Twits always have Bird Pie for supper?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Friday.

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

11. 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 Big Dead Tree.
(d) The Soggy Old Couch.

12. What word does Muggle-Wump's child use to describe his plan, causing Muggle-Wump to tell the child to shut up?
(a) Balmy.
(b) Screwy.
(c) Dotty.
(d) Impossible.

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

14. 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 his mailbox.
(b) On top of the monkey cage.
(c) All over The Crispy Old Hammock.
(d) The limbs of the Big Dead Tree.

15. 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) Never.
(b) Always.
(c) Please.
(d) Still.

Short Answer Questions

1. Muggle-Wump and his family long "to go back to" (41) what location from whence they had come?

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

3. Mr. Twit insists that he will not wait what length of time to eat his Bird Pie supper?

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

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

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