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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 language does Roly-Poly speak, other than his native language?
(a) English.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Latin.
(d) Italian.

2. How long does Mr. Twit wait between his first failed attempt at catching birds with Hugtight and his next attempt?
(a) He tries again the following week.
(b) He tries again about two weeks later.
(c) He tries again the same day.
(d) He tries again the following day.

3. When Mr. Twit comes outside to collect his bounty the morning after Roly-Poly warns the birds, Mr. Twit finds a great number of birds sitting in what location?
(a) On top of the monkey cage.
(b) All over The Crispy Old Hammock.
(c) The limbs of the Big Dead Tree.
(d) On top of his mailbox.

4. 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 bucket.
(c) A cannister.
(d) A tub.

5. Whose favorite meal is Bird Pie?
(a) Roly-Poly.
(b) Mrs. Twit.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Mr. Twit.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is NOT a name Mrs. Twit calls Mr. Twit as she descends from the sky?

3. What plastic object do the Twits keep on their sideboard?

4. What word is used to describe Muggle-Wump's smile as he tells the others his plan to destroy the Twits?

5. The narrator reveals that before they had retired, the Twits had both worked for what type of organization?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

4. 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?

5. 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?

6. 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?

7. What room does Muggle-Wump choose to set as bait for the Twits and what informs his decision?

8. 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?

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

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

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