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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 order to play a trick on Mr. Twit, Mrs. Twit puts her glass eye into what location?
(a) Into Mr. Twit's bowl of ice cream.
(b) Into Mr. Twit's glass of beer.
(c) Into Mr. Twit's bed.
(d) Into Mr. Twit's spaghetti dinner.

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 knife.
(c) A fork.
(d) A spoon.

3. What adjective is used to describe the grin Mr. Twit wears as he cuts the strings around Mrs. Twit's ankles?
(a) Ghoulish.
(b) Absentminded.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Panicky.

4. How many men does the narrator say have beards?
(a) Very few.
(b) A plethora.
(c) A lot.
(d) Scads.

5. Which character in The Twits has a beard?
(a) No one.
(b) The magpie.
(c) Mr. Twit.
(d) Mrs. Twit.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what location does Mr. Twit perform the preparations for his prank involving Mrs. Twit's walking stick?

2. The narrator states at the beginning of Chapter 12 that though Mrs. Twit may be "ugly" and "beastly" (27), she does not exhibit what characteristic?

3. What two adjectives are used to describe the worms Mrs. Twit chooses for her prank?

4. How many birds come "flying in from miles around" (28) to stare at Mrs. Twit descending from the sky?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. For what purpose does the author include a diagram of Mr. Twit's mouth within Chapter 3, entitled Dirty Beards?

7. How does Dahl inject the scene within Chapter 11, entitled Mrs. Twit Goes Ballooning Up, with a sinister mood?

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

9. 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?

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

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