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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. What action is described as being impossible for a bearded man to take?

2. Mr. Twit's memories of what objects are said to keep him from feeling sorry for Mrs. Twit when she believes that she is shrinking?

3. At what time does Mrs. Twit make lunch on the day she serves worms to Mr. Twit?

4. How does Mr. Twit fill the balloons he has prepared for Mrs. Twit's cure?

5. What object does Mr. Twit affix into the ground as part of Mrs. Twit's cure?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is the theme of deception depicted within Mrs. Twit's statements about her walking stick?

4. How does the trickster react to seeing the tricked person unknowingly eat worms?

5. How is irony present in the one time Mr. Twit calls his wife by a pet name within the novel?

6. For what reason does the author provide a second illustration beneath the diagram showing the degradation of Mrs. Twit's looks over time?

7. How is Mr. Twit's complete lack of compassion for Mrs. Twit demonstrated within Chapter 9, entitled Mrs. Twit Has the Shrinks?

8. 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?

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

10. Who plays the trick depicted in Chapter 7 entitled The Wormy Spaghetti and what is the trick?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the reasons why Roald Dahl's novel The Twits utilizes a third person omniscient narrator who sometimes communicates directly with the reader using the second person point of view. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what is Dahl's intended effect on the reader?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss three different types of comedic techniques Dahl uses within his novel The Twits.

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