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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. How many bearded men are featured in the very first illustration included within The Twits, before Chapter 1 begins?
2. At what time does Mrs. Twit make lunch on the day she serves worms to Mr. Twit?
3. While the frog sleeps on Mrs. Twit's pillow, she spends the night in what location?
4. What is NOT an action Mrs. Twit takes after she announces to Mr. Twit that he has been eating worms?
5. The narrator states at the beginning of Chapter 12 that though Mrs. Twit may be "ugly" and "beastly" (27), she does not exhibit what characteristic?
Short Essay Questions
1. What evidence does the narrator provide for the conclusion that Mr. and Mrs. Twit know one another very well?
2. Who plays the trick depicted in Chapter 7 entitled The Wormy Spaghetti and what is the trick?
3. What extra part of Mr. Twit's walking stick prank plan is revealed within Chapter 9, entitled Mrs. Twit Has the Shrinks?
4. What is really in Mrs. Twit's bed when Mr. Twit tells her there must be a "Giant Skillywiggler" (12) in her bed?
5. How does Mrs. Twit use her glass eye to amuse herself?
6. How is Mr. Twit's complete lack of compassion for Mrs. Twit demonstrated within Chapter 9, entitled Mrs. Twit Has the Shrinks?
7. How does Mr. Twit think his hairy face affects his overall appearance and how does the narrator contradict Mr. Twit's point of view?
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. What is the impetus for Mr. Twit's idea about releasing Mrs. Twit into the atmosphere?
10. What dramatic change has Mrs. Twit undergone since her youth and what is the reason for the change?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What messages does Roald Dahl's novel The Twits send about secrecy and what themes does the author employ in order to send these messages to the reader?
Essay Topic 2
What is Dahl’s purpose for including illustrations within the novel The Twits and how do the images interact with the alphabetical parts of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Write a critical essay about Roald Dahl's novel The Twits while using the critical lens of biographical theory. Use textual evidence from the novel and from your author research in order to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's messages and their connections to the author’s life.
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