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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 word does Muggle-Wump's child use to describe his plan, causing Muggle-Wump to tell the child to shut up?
(a) Balmy.
(b) Screwy.
(c) Impossible.
(d) Dotty.

2. Mr. Twit insists that he will not wait what length of time to eat his Bird Pie supper?
(a) Another month.
(b) Another week.
(c) Another year.
(d) Another minute.

3. On what day of the week does Roly-Poly first sing a song to warn the birds about the Hugtight trap?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Tuesday.

4. What estimate does Mr. Twit provide to the monkeys regarding how long it will be before he and Mrs. Twit return from town?
(a) 2-2 days.
(b) 5-6 hours.
(c) 20-30 minutes.
(d) 2-3 hours.

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

Short Answer 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 claw?

2. What is Mr. Twit's verbal response to Mrs. Twit's aerial approach?

3. What language does Roly-Poly speak, other than his native language?

4. Chapter 21 has a title referring to the Twits' decision to "go off and" (46) do what with guns?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are the steps in Muggle-Wump's 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. In what way is Mr. Twit outwitted at the beginning of Chpater 21: "Mr. and Mrs. Twit Go Off to Buy Guns"?

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. How do the four boys stuck in The Big Dead Tree escape from Mr. Twit?

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

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

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

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