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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. How does Mr. Twit revive Mrs. Twit when she faints due to fear?
(a) He pours cold water over her head.
(b) He pinches the skin on her wrist.
(c) He puts smelling salts under her nose.
(d) He screams into her ear.

2. What animal does Mrs. Twit name when she tells Mr. Twit she is watching his actions carefully?
(a) A zebra.
(b) A porcupine.
(c) A wombat.
(d) A wolverine.

3. Mr. Twit tells Mrs. Twit that she probably has about how long to live due to contracting The Shrinks?
(a) 2 or 3 days.
(b) 8 or 9 days.
(c) 3 or 4 days.
(d) 10 or 11 days.

4. How many bearded men are featured in the very first illustration included within The Twits, before Chapter 1 begins?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 12.
(d) 19.

5. The narrator states that even if a bearded man takes a particular action, he will still get food in his beard. What is the named action?
(a) Using a napkin.
(b) Opening his mouth very wide.
(c) Eating very slowly.
(d) Affixing a bib.

Short Answer Questions

1. While still attached to the ground, Mrs. Twit exclaims that there is enough pull present to take her to what location?

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

3. Which character in The Twits has a beard?

4. What simile does Dahl use to characterize the way in which kind thoughts "shine out of [one's] face" (9)?

5. When Mr. Twit announces to Mrs. Twit that she has contracted a dreaded disease called The Shrinks, she has to take what action due to feeling "trembly" (20)?

Short Essay Questions

1. How and why does Dahl utilize the second person point of view within Chapter 8, entitled The Funny Walking Stick?

2. What evidence does the narrator provide for the conclusion that Mr. and Mrs. Twit know one another very well?

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

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

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

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

7. What is really in Mrs. Twit's bed when Mr. Twit tells her there must be a "Giant Skillywiggler" (12) in her bed?

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

9. How does the trick featured within Chapter 8, entitled The Funny Walking Stick, take the pranks in the novel to another level of cruelty?

10. How does Mrs. Twit use her glass eye to amuse herself?

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