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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 many important tasks does Muggle-Wump tell his family members that they still have to do before they can all leave their captors forever?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

2. What kind of receptacles are used by the enemies of the Twits in order to hold the glue needed for their plan?
(a) Buckets.
(b) Bathtubs.
(c) Garbage bags.
(d) Egg crates.

3. How many monkeys does Mr. Twit own?
(a) 40.
(b) 4.
(c) 14.
(d) 90.

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

5. In the illustration of the Twits' yard, there is a ladder leaning against what named feature of the yard's landscaping?
(a) The Venus Flytrap.
(b) The Big Dead Tree.
(c) The Soggy Old Couch.
(d) The Crispy Old Hammock.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action does Mr. Twit order the monkeys to perform throughout the time the Twits are in town buying weapons?

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

3. Who is responsible for the task of maintaining the Twits' garden?

4. Who warns Roly-Poly when Mr. Twit has applied Hugtight glue to the bars of the monkeys' cage?

5. What is the first piece of furniture glued onto the ceiling during the enactment of Muggle-Wump's plan to destroy the Twits?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the monkeys and birds gain access to the Twits' house?

2. In what way does Mr. Twit react to Mrs. Twit's reappearance as she descends from the sky?

3. For what reason does Dahl choose to have Muggle-Wump remain silent about the nature of his plan?

4. How do the four boys stuck in The Big Dead Tree escape from Mr. Twit?

5. What room does Muggle-Wump choose to set as bait for the Twits and what informs his decision?

6. What element of the Twits' history is revealed for the first time in the chapter entitled The Great Upside-Down Monkey Circus?

7. Who continues to find fault with Muggle-Wump's topic of conversation and why?

8. What threat does Mr. Twit make against the birds and monkeys before he suggests to Mrs. Twit that they go into town to buy guns?

9. In what way does the illustration of a monkey cage on page 33 serve as an example of foreshadowing?

10. In what way is Mr. Twit outwitted at the beginning of Chpater 21: "Mr. and Mrs. Twit Go Off to Buy Guns"?

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