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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what location does Mr. Twit perform the preparations for his prank involving Mrs. Twit's walking stick?
(a) In the backyard.
(b) In his work shed.
(c) On the roof.
(d) In the basement.

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

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

4. Mrs. Twit carries what object in her right hand?
(a) A walking stick.
(b) A hammer.
(c) A knife.
(d) A whip.

5. When Mr. Twit expresses his dislike of the texture of the new spaghetti, he uses what adjective to describe it?
(a) He says it is too squishy.
(b) He says it is too smelly.
(c) He says it is too grainy.
(d) He says it is too mobile.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men does the narrator say have beards?

2. After Mrs. Twit has soared off into the sky, Mr. Twit thinks to himself that "At last the old" what "is lost and gone forever" (26)?

3. Which article of Mrs. Twit's clothing is depicted as billowing "out like a parachute" (28) upon her descent?

4. What adjective is used to describe the grin Mr. Twit wears as he cuts the strings around Mrs. Twit's ankles?

5. What reason does the narrator suggest for certain men's decisions to wear beards?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the theme of deception depicted within Mrs. Twit's statements about her walking stick?

2. What method does Mrs. Twit use to engineer her descent?

3. How is Mr. Twit's complete lack of compassion for Mrs. Twit demonstrated within Chapter 9, entitled Mrs. Twit Has the Shrinks?

4. Who plays the trick depicted in Chapter 7 entitled The Wormy Spaghetti and what is the trick?

5. What is the impetus for Mr. Twit's idea about releasing Mrs. Twit into the atmosphere?

6. How is irony present in the one time Mr. Twit calls his wife by a pet name within the novel?

7. For what reason does the author provide a second illustration beneath the diagram showing the degradation of Mrs. Twit's looks over time?

8. What extra part of Mr. Twit's walking stick prank plan is revealed within Chapter 9, entitled Mrs. Twit Has the Shrinks?

9. How does Mr. Twit think his hairy face affects his overall appearance and how does the narrator contradict Mr. Twit's point of view?

10. In Chapter 12, entitled Mrs. Twit Goes Ballooning Down, the narrator uses the first sentence of the chapter to state two characteristics Mrs. Twit displays and one that she does not display. What are these three qualities?

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