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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mrs. Twit initially react when she feels the frog's presence?

2. What implement does Mr. Twit have in his hand when he is described as "poking around in" (15) his spaghetti?

3. To what other object had Mr. Twit secretly been applying small wooden discs?

4. What is NOT an object the narrator lists among the objects Mrs. Twit likes to strike using the object she carries in her right hand?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the trick featured within Chapter 8, entitled The Funny Walking Stick, take the pranks in the novel to another level of cruelty?

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

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

4. How is the theme of deception depicted within Mrs. Twit's statements about her walking stick?

5. How does the trickster react to seeing the tricked person unknowingly eat worms?

6. For what reason does the author provide a second illustration beneath the diagram showing the degradation of Mrs. Twit's looks over time?

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

8. How does the alphabetical part of the text within Chapter 3 embellish the details depicted within the diagram of Mr. Twit's mouth in the same chapter?

9. What is the impetus for Mr. Twit's idea about releasing Mrs. Twit into the atmosphere?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What messages does Roald Dahl's novel The Twits send about secrecy and what themes does the author employ in order to send these messages to the reader?

Essay Topic 2

Could Roald Dahl's novel The Twits be classified as a horror novel? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

How is the topic of family bonds treated within Roald Dahl's novel The Twits and how does its treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?

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