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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mrs. Twit stays still in the air after she has severed how many balloon strings?

2. The narrator tells the readers that the next time they see a bearded man will likely be when what other event takes place?

3. How does Mr. Twit revive Mrs. Twit when she faints due to fear?

4. Mrs. Twit gives Mr. Twit another nasty idea when she tells him that if the strings around her ankles break, "it will be" (26) for her?

5. Mr. Twit tells Mrs. Twit that the ultimate result of The Shrinks is that there is nothing left of the afflicted person, "except" (22) what objects?

Short Essay Questions

1. What dramatic change has Mrs. Twit undergone since her youth and what is the reason for the change?

2. What extra part of Mr. Twit's walking stick prank plan is revealed within Chapter 9, entitled Mrs. Twit Has the Shrinks?

3. How does the trick featured within Chapter 8, entitled The Funny Walking Stick, take the pranks in the novel to another level of cruelty?

4. How does the theme of secrecy emerge within Roald Dahl's discussion of bearded men within Chapter 1, entitled Hairy Faces?

5. How does Mr. Twit think his hairy face affects his overall appearance and how does the narrator contradict Mr. Twit's point of view?

6. What is the impetus for Mr. Twit's idea about releasing Mrs. Twit into the atmosphere?

7. What is really in Mrs. Twit's bed when Mr. Twit tells her there must be a "Giant Skillywiggler" (12) in her bed?

8. What method does Mrs. Twit use to engineer her descent?

9. How often does Mr. Twit wash his beard?

10. How does the alphabetical part of the text within Chapter 3 embellish the details depicted within the diagram of Mr. Twit's mouth in the same chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explicate the theme of deception within Roald Dahl's novel The Twits. What is the author's message regarding deception and how do you know?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how and why Roald Dahl instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of his novel The Twits.

Essay Topic 3

Could Roald Dahl's novel The Twits be classified as a horror novel? Why or why not?

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