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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. In what location does Mr. Twit perform the preparations for his prank involving Mrs. Twit's walking stick?
2. While still attached to the ground, Mrs. Twit exclaims that there is enough pull present to take her to what location?
3. How does Mr. Twit react when he finds Mrs. Twit's glass eye in the place where she had hidden it?
4. What implement does Mr. Twit have in his hand when he is described as "poking around in" (15) his spaghetti?
5. How many men does the narrator say have beards?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is irony present in the one time Mr. Twit calls his wife by a pet name within the novel?
2. How does Dahl encourage curiosity in his young reader within Chapter 1, entitled Hairy Faces?
3. 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?
4. How does Mrs. Twit use her glass eye to amuse herself?
5. What is the impetus for Mr. Twit's idea about releasing Mrs. Twit into the atmosphere?
6. What dramatic change has Mrs. Twit undergone since her youth and what is the reason for the change?
7. What extra part of Mr. Twit's walking stick prank plan is revealed within Chapter 9, entitled Mrs. Twit Has the Shrinks?
8. How often does Mr. Twit wash his beard?
9. How is the theme of deception depicted within Mrs. Twit's statements about her walking stick?
10. What evidence does the narrator provide for the conclusion that Mr. and Mrs. Twit know one another very well?
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
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 3
What is the novel's message concerning the link between thoughts and appearance?
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