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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. In what location does Mr. Twit always keep the key to the monkeys' cage?
(a) On a nail in the attic.
(b) On a nail on the Twits' headboard.
(c) On a nail in the basement.
(d) On a nail in the work shed.

2. What word is used to describe Muggle-Wump's smile as he tells the others his plan to destroy the Twits?
(a) Eerie.
(b) Sinister.
(c) Dazzling.
(d) Twinkling.

3. As the four monkeys and Roly-Poly the bird enact their plan to destroy the Twits, what does Roly-Poly hold in his claw?
(a) A paintbrush.
(b) A sponge.
(c) A bag of onion skins.
(d) A washcloth.

4. At what time of day does Roly-Poly fly around the tree and the cage, singing warnings to the other birds?
(a) At daybreak.
(b) At noon.
(c) At sundown.
(d) At midnight.

5. What adjective is used to describe Roly-Poly when he first flies "down out of the sky" (42)?
(a) Magnificent.
(b) Scruffy.
(c) Loud.
(d) Enormous.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what location does the Roly-Poly Bird hail?

2. What is NOT a name Mrs. Twit calls Mr. Twit as she descends from the sky?

3. Before they go to town, Mr. Twit tells Mrs. Twit to take what action while he is busy making sure that the monkeys are secured?

4. From what location do Muggle-Wump's family and Roly-Poly retrieve buckets and paintbrushes?

5. The narrator points out that the Twits' house lacks a single what?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Mr. Twit react to Mrs. Twit's reappearance as she descends from the sky?

2. How do the monkeys and birds gain access to the Twits' house?

3. Before Roly-Poly's arrival, Muggle-Wump had always tried to warn the birds about Mr. Twit's glue traps, but he had always been unsuccessful due to what reason?

4. What does Mr. Twit tell the four boys stuck in The Big Dead Tree that he is going to do to them for scaring away the birds?

5. What reason is given for Mr. Twits' continued ownership of monkeys and how much time each day does he spend with the monkeys as a result of this goal?

6. What is the final step in Muggle-Wump's plan to prepare the living room for the Twits' arrival?

7. In what way does the illustration of a monkey cage on page 33 serve as an example of foreshadowing?

8. 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?

9. Describe the rug that is applied to the ceiling of the Twits' house.

10. What element of the Twits' history is revealed for the first time in the chapter entitled The Great Upside-Down Monkey Circus?

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