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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. When Muggle-Wump warns everyone to hurry, he tells them that "any moment now, those two filthy" whats "are going to come rushing in" (63)?
(a) Idiots.
(b) Animals.
(c) Freaks.
(d) Gorillas.

2. When Muggle-Wump apologizes to Roly-Poly for bringing up the upsetting subject of Bird Pie, what reason does he give for his faux pas?
(a) He says that he had forgotten the subject was upsetting to Roly-Poly.
(b) He says that he had not known that Roly-Poly was in the room.
(c) He says that he had been talking about a different kind of bird pie.
(d) He says that he had been too excited to know what he was saying.

3. What is the first piece of furniture glued onto the ceiling during the enactment of Muggle-Wump's plan to destroy the Twits?
(a) The bed.
(b) The desk.
(c) The couch.
(d) The dining room table.

4. What object does Mr. Twit have in his hands when he goes out to see if he has caught any birds on the tree or on the cage?
(a) A garbage bag.
(b) A duffel bag.
(c) A basket.
(d) A bucket.

5. When Mr. Twit sees Mrs. Twit descending from the sky, he jumps "as though" (30) what event has taken place?
(a) He has seen a ghost.
(b) A bucket of water has been thrown in his face.
(c) His hair has been set on fire.
(d) He has been stung by a giant wasp.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the illustration of the Twits' yard, there is a ladder leaning against what named feature of the yard's landscaping?

2. The second part of Muggle-Wump's plan to destroy the Twits involves gluing what object to the ceiling?

3. The monkeys begin to disobey Mr. Twit's orders as soon as what event occurs?

4. 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?

5. Before they go to town, Mr. Twit tells Mrs. Twit to take what action while he is busy making sure that the monkeys are secured?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Besides Muggle-Wump, his family, and the Roly-Poly Bird, who else helps with the plan to punish the Twits?

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

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

6. What qualities of the alphabetical part of The Twits makes it clear that Roald Dahl never intended for his story to lack illustrations?

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

8. 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?

9. 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?

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

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