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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. To what object does Mr. Twit apply Hugtight glue in order to capture birds for Bird Pie?
2. When Mr. Twit comes outside to collect his bounty the morning after Roly-Poly warns the birds, Mr. Twit finds a great number of birds sitting in what location?
3. What language does Roly-Poly speak, other than his native language?
4. The monkeys begin to disobey Mr. Twit's orders as soon as what event occurs?
5. When Muggle-Wump apologizes to Roly-Poly for bringing up the upsetting subject of Bird Pie, what reason does he give for his faux pas?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way is Mr. Twit outwitted at the beginning of Chpater 21: "Mr. and Mrs. Twit Go Off to Buy Guns"?
2. What plants are specifically named as ones that Mrs. Twit grows in her garden and what reasons are given for her choices?
3. In what way is the theme of teamwork demonstrated in the chapter entitled Hugtight Sticky Glue?
4. At the start of Chapter 14, the narrator states that "That's enough of that" (32) in relation to a particular topic discussed within the novel thus far. What is that topic?
5. Describe the rug that is applied to the ceiling of the Twits' house.
6. What simile is used to describe Muggle-Wump's sense of urgency as he directs the plan to punish the Twits?
7. What is the final step in Muggle-Wump's plan to prepare the living room for the Twits' arrival?
8. Who continues to find fault with Muggle-Wump's topic of conversation and why?
9. What threat does Mr. Twit make against the birds and monkeys before he suggests to Mrs. Twit that they go into town to buy guns?
10. What qualities of the alphabetical part of The Twits makes it clear that Roald Dahl never intended for his story to lack illustrations?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of Roald Dahl's novel The Twits and analyze Dahl’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.
Essay Topic 2
Sensory details are used frequently by the author in order to create vivid pictures of each character's progression through The Twits. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used by the author serve Dahl’s creation of vivid characters.
Essay Topic 3
William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within Roald Dahl's novel The Twits. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the novel.
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