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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. Who warns Roly-Poly when Mr. Twit has applied Hugtight glue to the bars of the monkeys' cage?
(a) Mrs. Twit.
(b) Muggle-Wump.
(c) The monkeys.
(d) Fred.

2. On what day of the week does Roly-Poly first sing a song to warn the birds about the Hugtight trap?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Thursday.

3. After Muggle-Wump calls the Twits filthy, he refers to them as what type of "freaks" (64) when he again warns the others to hurry?
(a) Frumptious.
(b) Mimsy.
(c) Outgrabe.
(d) Borogrovey.

4. 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 washcloth.
(b) A bag of onion skins.
(c) A sponge.
(d) A paintbrush.

5. What type of receptacle does Mr. Twit regularly use in order to collect the birds he captures with Hugtight?
(a) A basket.
(b) A trash can.
(c) A gunny sack.
(d) A bucket.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what object does Mrs. Twit attack Mr. Twit when she descends upon him?

2. At least how many bullets does Mrs. Twit want her weapon to shoot at a time?

3. For what reason do Muggle-Wump's efforts to warn the birds about the Hugtight never succeed?

4. What adjective is used to describe Roly-Poly when he first flies "down out of the sky" (42)?

5. For how many hours each day does Mr. Twit now train his monkeys?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way is Mr. Twit outwitted at the beginning of Chpater 21: "Mr. and Mrs. Twit Go Off to Buy Guns"?

2. Besides Muggle-Wump, his family, and the Roly-Poly Bird, who else helps with the plan to punish the Twits?

3. In what way is Mr. Twit celebrating the absence of Mrs. Twit when he hears Mrs. Twit shouting as she descends upon him?

4. For what reason does Dahl choose to have Muggle-Wump remain silent about the nature of his plan?

5. At the start of Chapter 14, the narrator states that "That's enough of that" (32) in relation to a particular topic discussed within the novel thus far. What is that topic?

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

7. What are the steps in Muggle-Wump's plan to punish the Twits?

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

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

10. Who continues to find fault with Muggle-Wump's topic of conversation and why?

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