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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 always keep the key to the monkeys' cage?
2. Muggle-Wump is what type of animal?
3. In the illustration of the Twits' yard, there is a ladder leaning against what named feature of the yard's landscaping?
4. What object does Mr. Twit have in his hands when he goes out to see if he has caught any birds on the tree or on the cage?
5. When Muggle-Wump urges his family and Roly-Poly to hurry in the task of enacting their plan tot destroy the Twits, he reminds them that when the Twits return this time, they will have what items in tow?
Short Essay Questions
1. Before Roly-Poly's arrival, Muggle-Wump had always tried to warn the birds about Mr. Twit's glue traps, but he had always been unsuccessful due to what reason?
2. Describe the rug that is applied to the ceiling of the Twits' house.
3. In what way is Mr. Twit celebrating the absence of Mrs. Twit when he hears Mrs. Twit shouting as she descends upon him?
4. Besides Muggle-Wump, his family, and the Roly-Poly Bird, who else helps with the plan to punish the Twits?
5. Who continues to find fault with Muggle-Wump's topic of conversation and why?
6. 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?
7. What does Mr. Twit tell the four boys stuck in The Big Dead Tree that he is going to do to them for scaring away the birds?
8. What are the steps in Muggle-Wump's plan to punish the Twits?
9. What element of the Twits' history is revealed for the first time in the chapter entitled The Great Upside-Down Monkey Circus?
10. How do the monkeys and birds gain access to the Twits' house?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Trace the characterization arcs of Mr. and Mrs. Twit throughout the novel. Discuss whether Mr. Twit is a round or flat character and whether Mr. Twit is a static or dynamic character. Then do the same in relation to Mrs. Twit.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Could Roald Dahl's novel The Twits be classified as a horror novel? Why or why not?
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