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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. What action does Mr. Twit order the monkeys to perform throughout the time the Twits are in town buying weapons?
(a) To practice rollerskating.
(b) To stand on their heads.
(c) To perform successive cartwheels.
(d) To perform successive somersaults.

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

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)?
(a) Idiots.
(b) Freaks.
(c) Animals.
(d) Gorillas.

4. In the illustration of the Twits' yard, there is a ladder leaning against what named feature of the yard's landscaping?
(a) The Venus Flytrap.
(b) The Big Dead Tree.
(c) The Soggy Old Couch.
(d) The Crispy Old Hammock.

5. Muggle-Wump is what type of animal?
(a) A badger.
(b) A bird.
(c) A worm.
(d) A monkey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mrs. Twit grows "plenty of spiky thistles and stinging-nettles" (32) in order to keep out what "nasty nosy" (32) creatures?

2. What types of birds are NOT named among those captured by Mr. Twit through his use of Hugtight glue?

3. On what day of the week does Roly-Poly first sing a song to warn the birds about the Hugtight trap?

4. On what day of the week do the Twits always have Bird Pie for supper?

5. What does Muggle-Wump lay out as the first step they must take in order to enact his secret plan?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What plants are specifically named as ones that Mrs. Twit grows in her garden and what reasons are given for her choices?

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

4. 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?

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

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