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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. At what time of day does Roly-Poly fly around the tree and the cage, singing warnings to the other birds?
(a) At midnight.
(b) At noon.
(c) At sundown.
(d) At daybreak.

2. The narrator points out that the Twits' house lacks a single what?
(a) Positive characteristic.
(b) Light.
(c) Window.
(d) Charm.

3. Mr. Twit insists that he will not wait what length of time to eat his Bird Pie supper?
(a) Another week.
(b) Another year.
(c) Another month.
(d) Another minute.

4. From what location do Muggle-Wump's family and Roly-Poly retrieve buckets and paintbrushes?
(a) The attic.
(b) The workshed.
(c) The basement.
(d) The neighbor's yard.

5. Whom does Muggle-Wump ask to go out to the road to look out for the Twits' return before Roly-Poly volunteers for the role?
(a) Fred.
(b) His wife.
(c) His children.
(d) The Roly-Poly Bird.

Short Answer Questions

1. What estimate does Mr. Twit provide to the monkeys regarding how long it will be before he and Mrs. Twit return from town?

2. To what object does Mr. Twit apply Hugtight glue in order to capture birds for Bird Pie?

3. Muggle-Wump knows where the spare key to the Twits' house is because he has seen which person putting it under the doormat?

4. Who retrieves the key to the monkeys' cage and delivers it to the monkeys?

5. With what object does Mrs. Twit attack Mr. Twit when she descends upon him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What simile is used to describe Muggle-Wump's sense of urgency as he directs the plan to punish the Twits?

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

3. Describe the rug that is applied to the ceiling of the Twits' house.

4. At the start of Chapter 14, the narrator states that "That's enough of that" (32) in relation to a particular topic discussed within the novel thus far. What is that topic?

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

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

7. What is the final step in Muggle-Wump's plan to prepare the living room for the Twits' arrival?

8. What does Mr. Twit tell the four boys stuck in The Big Dead Tree that he is going to do to them for scaring away the birds?

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

10. What reason is given for Mr. Twits' continued ownership of monkeys and how much time each day does he spend with the monkeys as a result of this goal?

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