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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. On what day of the week do the Twits always have Bird Pie for supper?

2. From what location do Muggle-Wump's family and Roly-Poly retrieve buckets and paintbrushes?

3. What name does Muggle-Wump call his family and the birds when they protest his plan?

4. What word is used to describe Muggle-Wump's smile as he tells the others his plan to destroy the Twits?

5. From what location does the Roly-Poly Bird hail?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reason is given for Mr. Twits' continued ownership of monkeys and how much time each day does he spend with the monkeys as a result of this goal?

2. Besides Muggle-Wump, his family, and the Roly-Poly Bird, who else helps with the plan to punish the Twits?

3. For what reason does Dahl choose to have Muggle-Wump remain silent about the nature of his plan?

4. In what way is Mr. Twit outwitted at the beginning of Chpater 21: "Mr. and Mrs. Twit Go Off to Buy Guns"?

5. How are the birds able to find out about the plans Mr. Twit has in store for them?

6. 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?

7. What plants are specifically named as ones that Mrs. Twit grows in her garden and what reasons are given for her choices?

8. What room does Muggle-Wump choose to set as bait for the Twits and what informs his decision?

9. How do the monkeys and birds gain access to the Twits' house?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How is the theme of altruism demonstrated within the novel The Twits?

Essay Topic 3

Could Roald Dahl's novel The Twits be classified as a horror novel? Why or why not?

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