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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What adjective is used to describe the grin Mr. Twit wears as he cuts the strings around Mrs. Twit's ankles?
(a) Panicky.
(b) Ghoulish.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Absentminded.

2. Which article of Mrs. Twit's clothing is depicted as billowing "out like a parachute" (28) upon her descent?
(a) Her underwear.
(b) Her petticoat.
(c) Her bustle.
(d) Her bloomers.

3. How does Mr. Twit fill the balloons he has prepared for Mrs. Twit's cure?
(a) He uses a gas cylinder to blow them up.
(b) He blows them up himself.
(c) He uses a bicycle bump to blow them up.
(d) He forces the monkeys to blow them up.

4. What day of the week does the narrator name as the day when Mr. Twit certainly never deigns to wash his beard?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Wednesday.

5. How does the narrator describe the weather on the day of Mrs. Twit's flight?
(a) Rainy.
(b) Breezy.
(c) Calm with no wind.
(d) Windy.

6. Mrs. Twit carries what object in her right hand?
(a) A walking stick.
(b) A whip.
(c) A hammer.
(d) A knife.

7. How often does Mr. Twit wash his beard?
(a) Once a decade.
(b) Never.
(c) Once a year on his birthday.
(d) Once a week.

8. Chapter 10 is entitled Mrs. Twit Gets a what?
(a) Zapping.
(b) Shoving.
(c) Stretching.
(d) Squeezing.

9. How does Mr. Twit react when he finds Mrs. Twit's glass eye in the place where she had hidden it?
(a) He faints.
(b) He punches a hole in the wall.
(c) He jumps.
(d) He screams.

10. What action is described as being impossible for a bearded man to take?
(a) To wipe his face clean with a washcloth.
(b) To use a hairdryer.
(c) To hide his appearance from onlookers.
(d) To have compassion for others.

11. The narrator tells the readers that the next time they see a bearded man will likely be when what other event takes place?
(a) When the readers walk outside.
(b) When hell freezes over.
(c) When Mr. Twit gives Mrs. Twit a hug.
(d) When Mrs. Twit smiles.

12. 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 finish a birdhouse.
(b) She says that she needs it in order to alleviate the pain caused by warts.
(c) She says that she needs it in order to cut flowers in her garden.
(d) She says that she needs it in order to drive her carriage.

13. The wooden discs that Mr. Twit uses to lengthen Mrs. Twit's walking stick are described as being "no thicker than" (18) what object?
(a) A quarter.
(b) A penny.
(c) A nickel.
(d) A dime.

14. How many men does the narrator say have beards?
(a) Very few.
(b) Scads.
(c) A lot.
(d) A plethora.

15. In what location does Mr. Twit decide to place a frog in order to play a trick on Mrs. Twit?
(a) In the pocket of her robe.
(b) In her breakfast.
(c) In her laundry basket.
(d) In her bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what location does Mr. Twit perform the preparations for his prank involving Mrs. Twit's walking stick?

2. Which character in The Twits has a beard?

3. When Mr. Twit points out that Mrs. Twit's feet are dangling in the air, what is her reaction?

4. The narrator states that when bearded men wash their beards, the job must be as complex as what other task enacted by people without beards?

5. Mr. Twit tells Mrs. Twit that she "must have shrunk at least" (20) how much in the previous few days?

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