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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. While still attached to the ground, Mrs. Twit exclaims that there is enough pull present to take her to what location?

2. Chapter 10 is entitled Mrs. Twit Gets a what?

3. How many men does the narrator say have beards?

4. After Mrs. Twit has soared off into the sky, Mr. Twit thinks to himself that "At last the old" what "is lost and gone forever" (26)?

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

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

4. How does Dahl inject the scene within Chapter 11, entitled Mrs. Twit Goes Ballooning Up, with a sinister mood?

5. What evidence does the narrator provide for the conclusion that Mr. and Mrs. Twit know one another very well?

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

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

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

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

Analyze the interplay between the resolution of Roald Dahl's novel The Twits and one of the novel's main messages. How does Dahl make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help him get across one main message of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

What is the function of Roly-Poly's character within the novel The Twits? Discuss the characterization methods used by the author in depicting Roly-Poly and include in your discussion the reasons that the author portrays Roly-Poly in these particular ways.

Essay Topic 3

How does the theme of cruelty function within the novel and what are Dahl’s messages regarding this theme?

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