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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 retrieves the key to the monkeys' cage and delivers it to the monkeys?
(a) Roly-Poly.
(b) Muggle-Wump.
(c) Fred.
(d) Mrs. Twit.

2. For how many hours each day does Mr. Twit now train his monkeys?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

3. As the four monkeys and Roly-Poly the bird enact their plan to destroy the Twits, what does Roly-Poly hold in his claw?
(a) A paintbrush.
(b) A bag of onion skins.
(c) A washcloth.
(d) A sponge.

4. Mr. and Mrs. Twit's house is described as looking "like a" (32) what?
(a) Warehouse.
(b) Prison.
(c) Condemned building.
(d) Hospital.

5. Mrs. Twit insists that Mr. Twit not apply Hugtight Glue to what object?
(a) The roof of their car.
(b) The roof of their house.
(c) The doorknob.
(d) Her hair.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. 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)?

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

5. What word does Dahl add to the title of Chapter 19, No Bird Pie for Mr. Twit, in order to form the title of Chapter 20?

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. Before Roly-Poly's arrival, Muggle-Wump had always tried to warn the birds about Mr. Twit's glue traps, but he had always been unsuccessful due to what reason?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How are the birds able to find out about the plans Mr. Twit has in store for them?

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

10. 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?

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