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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 26-29: "The Ravens Swoop Over" - "The Twits Get the Shrinks".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Mr. Twit announces to Mrs. Twit that she has contracted a dreaded disease called The Shrinks, she has to take what action due to feeling "trembly" (20)?
(a) Take a deep breath.
(b) Stand up.
(c) Sit down.
(d) Lie down.

2. What is the final type of item turned upside-down within Muggle-Wump's plan to destroy the Twits?
(a) Ashtrays.
(b) Bathtubs.
(c) Chandeliers.
(d) Framed pictures.

3. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the pieces of green cheese residing within Mr. Twit's beard?
(a) Awful.
(b) Putrid.
(c) Maggoty.
(d) Petrified.

4. How long after Mr. and Mrs. Twits' return to their home with weapons does Fred the gas meter reader discover only clothing and personal effects left in the Twits' stead?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 1 day.

5. Whom does Muggle-Wump ask to go out to the road to look out for the Twits' return before Roly-Poly volunteers for the role?
(a) Fred.
(b) His wife.
(c) His children.
(d) The Roly-Poly Bird.

Short Answer Questions

1. What implement does Mr. Twit use to apply Hugtight in hopes of capturing birds?

2. 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?

3. How often does Mr. Twit wash his beard?

4. What verb does Mr. Twit use to describe the only existing "cure for The Shrinks" (23)?

5. What object does Dahl use within his simile indicating the speed with which Mrs. Twit flies into the air once Mr. Twit has cut the strings?

(see the answer key)

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