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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator states at the beginning of Chapter 12 that though Mrs. Twit may be "ugly" and "beastly" (27), she does not exhibit what characteristic?
(a) Sloth.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Stupidity.
(d) Greed.

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

3. What verb does Mr. Twit use to describe the only existing "cure for The Shrinks" (23)?
(a) Squeeze.
(b) Stretch.
(c) Shove.
(d) Surgery.

4. When stating that "things cling to hairs" (5) in beards, the narrator states that what types of objects in particular stick to beard hairs?
(a) Dandruff.
(b) Food particles.
(c) Lice.
(d) Dust bunnies.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Mrs. Twit name when she tells Mr. Twit she is watching his actions carefully?

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

3. Mr. Twit tells Mrs. Twit that she probably has about how long to live due to contracting The Shrinks?

4. In what location does Mr. Twit decide to place a frog in order to play a trick on Mrs. Twit?

5. When Mr. Twit expresses his dislike of the flavor of the new spaghetti, he uses what adjective to describe it?

Short Essay Questions

1. What evidence does the narrator provide for the conclusion that Mr. and Mrs. Twit know one another very well?

2. In Chapter 12, entitled Mrs. Twit Goes Ballooning Down, the narrator uses the first sentence of the chapter to state two characteristics Mrs. Twit displays and one that she does not display. What are these three qualities?

3. What third part of Mr. Twit's shrinking prank plan is revealed within Chapter 10, entitled Mrs. Twit Gets a Stretching?

4. What method does Mrs. Twit use to engineer her descent?

5. How does Dahl inject the scene within Chapter 11, entitled Mrs. Twit Goes Ballooning Up, with a sinister mood?

6. How and why does Dahl utilize the second person point of view within Chapter 8, entitled The Funny Walking Stick?

7. How is Mr. Twit's complete lack of compassion for Mrs. Twit demonstrated within Chapter 9, entitled Mrs. Twit Has the Shrinks?

8. How does Mr. Twit think his hairy face affects his overall appearance and how does the narrator contradict Mr. Twit's point of view?

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

10. Who plays the trick depicted in Chapter 7 entitled The Wormy Spaghetti and what is the trick?

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