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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. Who is responsible for the task of maintaining the Twits' garden?
2. The narrator reveals that before they had retired, the Twits had both worked for what type of organization?
3. What does Muggle-Wump lay out as the first step they must take in order to enact his secret plan?
4. 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?
5. Roly-Poly asks Muggle-Wump not to mention Bird Pie because hearing about it affects him in what way?
Short Essay Questions
1. What element of the Twits' history is revealed for the first time in the chapter entitled The Great Upside-Down Monkey Circus?
2. In what way does the illustration of a monkey cage on page 33 serve as an example of foreshadowing?
3. How do the monkeys and birds gain access to the Twits' house?
4. What room does Muggle-Wump choose to set as bait for the Twits and what informs his decision?
5. 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?
6. In what way is Mr. Twit outwitted at the beginning of Chpater 21: "Mr. and Mrs. Twit Go Off to Buy Guns"?
7. What are the steps in Muggle-Wump's plan to punish the Twits?
8. 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?
9. What simile is used to describe Muggle-Wump's sense of urgency as he directs the plan to punish the Twits?
10. Describe the rug that is applied to the ceiling of 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
How is the topic of family bonds treated within Roald Dahl's novel The Twits and how does its treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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