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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 is NOT listed among the bald parts of Mr. Twit's body?
2. In order to play a trick on Mr. Twit, Mrs. Twit puts her glass eye into what location?
3. Mrs. Twit carries what object in her right hand?
4. At the end of the chapter focusing on the state of Mr. Twit's beard, the narrator states, "What I'm trying to tell you is that Mr. Twit" (7) is what kind of an old man?
5. In what location does Mr. Twit perform the preparations for his prank involving Mrs. Twit's walking stick?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Mrs. Twit use her glass eye to amuse herself?
2. How is the theme of deception depicted within Mrs. Twit's statements about her walking stick?
3. What is really in Mrs. Twit's bed when Mr. Twit tells her there must be a "Giant Skillywiggler" (12) in her bed?
4. How does the theme of secrecy emerge within Roald Dahl's discussion of bearded men within Chapter 1, entitled Hairy Faces?
5. How often does Mr. Twit wash his beard?
6. How does Mr. Twit think his hairy face affects his overall appearance and how does the narrator contradict Mr. Twit's point of view?
7. What method does Mrs. Twit use to engineer her descent?
8. What third part of Mr. Twit's shrinking prank plan is revealed within Chapter 10, entitled Mrs. Twit Gets a Stretching?
9. Who plays the trick depicted in Chapter 7 entitled The Wormy Spaghetti and what is the trick?
10. How is irony present in the one time Mr. Twit calls his wife by a pet name within the novel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Could Roald Dahl's novel The Twits be classified as a horror novel? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
How is the topic of family bonds treated within Roald Dahl's novel The Twits and how does its treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?
Essay Topic 3
Determine the author's message regarding the idea that animals should retain their freedom by living in the wild.
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