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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 implement does Mr. Twit use to apply Hugtight in hopes of capturing birds?
(a) A hose.
(b) A sponge.
(c) A piece of cloth.
(d) A paintbrush.

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

3. After Muggle-Wump calls the Twits filthy, he refers to them as what type of "freaks" (64) when he again warns the others to hurry?
(a) Borogrovey.
(b) Outgrabe.
(c) Mimsy.
(d) Frumptious.

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

5. Muggle-Wump and his family long "to go back to" (41) what location from whence they had come?
(a) The African savanna.
(b) The Peruvian jungle.
(c) The African jungle.
(d) The Venezuelan jungle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Muggle-Wump is what type of animal?

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

3. From what location do Muggle-Wump's family and Roly-Poly retrieve buckets and paintbrushes?

4. At least how many bullets does Mrs. Twit want her weapon to shoot at a time?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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