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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-12: "Wormy Spaghetti" - "Mrs. Twit Goes Ballooning Down".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the illustration of Mrs. Twit as she drools with fear at the prospect of having The Shrinks, what object is she holding in one hand?
(a) A pillow.
(b) A pistol.
(c) A frog.
(d) Her walking stick.

2. Which longtime collaborative partner of Roald Dahl created the illustrations for The Twits?
(a) Ralph Steadman.
(b) Salvador Dali.
(c) Quentin Blake.
(d) Maurice Sendak.

3. The narrator states that even if a bearded man takes a particular action, he will still get food in his beard. What is the named action?
(a) Eating very slowly.
(b) Opening his mouth very wide.
(c) Affixing a bib.
(d) Using a napkin.

4. What reason does Mrs. Twit give to others when they ask why she needs to carry the object she always carries in her right hand?
(a) She says that she needs it in order to cut flowers in her garden.
(b) She says that she needs it in order to finish a birdhouse.
(c) She says that she needs it in order to alleviate the pain caused by warts.
(d) She says that she needs it in order to drive her carriage.

5. Mr. Twit's beard hair is described by the narrator as sticking "out straight like the bristles of a" (4) what?
(a) Nailbrush.
(b) Porcupine.
(c) Toothbrush.
(d) Scrub brush.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the number of food particles dwelling inside of Mr. Twit's beard?

2. What object does Mr. Twit affix into the ground as part of Mrs. Twit's cure?

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

4. After how many balloons are attached to Mrs. Twit does she become completely incapacitated?

5. While the frog sleeps on Mrs. Twit's pillow, she spends the night in what location?

(see the answer key)

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