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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. Who warns Roly-Poly when Mr. Twit has applied Hugtight glue to the bars of the monkeys' cage?
(a) Fred.
(b) Muggle-Wump.
(c) The monkeys.
(d) Mrs. Twit.

2. On what day of the week does Roly-Poly first sing a song to warn the birds about the Hugtight trap?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Friday.

3. When Mr. Twit comes outside to collect his bounty the morning after Roly-Poly warns the birds, Mr. Twit finds a great number of birds sitting in what location?
(a) On top of his mailbox.
(b) The limbs of the Big Dead Tree.
(c) All over The Crispy Old Hammock.
(d) On top of the monkey cage.

4. With what object does Mrs. Twit attack Mr. Twit when she descends upon him?
(a) Her walking stick.
(b) A basket.
(c) A bird carcass.
(d) Her purse.

5. The monkeys begin to disobey Mr. Twit's orders as soon as what event occurs?
(a) The Twits have disappeared down the road.
(b) Mr. Twit turns his back to talk to Mrs. Twit.
(c) An hour has passed since the Twits' departure.
(d) Three hours have passed since the Twits' departure.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mr. and Mrs. Twit's house is described as looking "like a" (32) what?

2. When Mr. Twit sees Mrs. Twit descending from the sky, he jumps "as though" (30) what event has taken place?

3. How many monkeys leap out of the monkey cage once the key is used to open it?

4. Mr. Twit insists that he will not wait what length of time to eat his Bird Pie supper?

5. Muggle-Wump and his family long "to go back to" (41) what location from whence they had come?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

5. In what way is the theme of teamwork demonstrated in the chapter entitled Hugtight Sticky Glue?

6. In what way is Mr. Twit celebrating the absence of Mrs. Twit when he hears Mrs. Twit shouting as she descends upon him?

7. 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?

8. 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?

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

10. What are the steps in Muggle-Wump's plan to punish the Twits?

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