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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. What object does Dahl use within his simile indicating the speed with which Mrs. Twit flies into the air once Mr. Twit has cut the strings?
(a) Firecracker.
(b) Catapult.
(c) Cannon.
(d) Rocket.

2. What implement does Mr. Twit have in his hand when he is described as "poking around in" (15) his spaghetti?
(a) A pair of tweezers.
(b) A fork.
(c) A spoon.
(d) A knife.

3. What object does Mrs. Twit use to systematically sever the strings attached to the balloons?
(a) The flame from a match.
(b) A bird's beak.
(c) Her teeth.
(d) The sun's rays.

4. 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) Affixing a bib.
(b) Opening his mouth very wide.
(c) Using a napkin.
(d) Eating very slowly.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Mr. Twit tells Mrs. Twit that she probably has about how long to live due to contracting The Shrinks?

3. What reason does Mrs. Twit give to others when they ask why she needs to carry the object she always carries in her right hand?

4. In what location does Mr. Twit decide to place a frog in order to play a trick on Mrs. Twit?

5. How does the narrator describe the weather on the day of Mrs. Twit's flight?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. How does Dahl encourage curiosity in his young reader within Chapter 1, entitled Hairy Faces?

5. How does the alphabetical part of the text within Chapter 3 embellish the details depicted within the diagram of Mr. Twit's mouth in the same chapter?

6. How often does Mr. Twit wash his beard?

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

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

9. How does the trickster react to seeing the tricked person unknowingly eat worms?

10. What dramatic change has Mrs. Twit undergone since her youth and what is the reason for the change?

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