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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. As the four monkeys and Roly-Poly the bird enact their plan to destroy the Twits, what does Roly-Poly hold in his beak?
(a) A basin.
(b) A tub.
(c) A cannister.
(d) A bucket.

2. At least how many bullets does Mrs. Twit want her weapon to shoot at a time?
(a) 10.
(b) 20.
(c) 90.
(d) 50.

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

4. What is NOT an action named by the narrator among the actions taken by the Twits in their former jobs?
(a) Teaching monkeys to smoke pipes.
(b) Dressing monkeys up in human clothes.
(c) Teaching monkeys to do tricks.
(d) Helping the community to learn about the monkeys.

5. 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 couch.
(b) The dining room table.
(c) The bed.
(d) The desk.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what location does the Roly-Poly Bird hail?

2. When Mr. Twit emerges from the house and sees the monkeys and birds all together, what are the monkeys and birds doing?

3. 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?

4. What adjective is used to describe Roly-Poly when he first flies "down out of the sky" (42)?

5. In what location does Mr. Twit always keep the key to the monkeys' cage?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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