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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: Mr. Wormwood, the Great Car Dealer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Complete the following sentence - "even when your own child is a disgusting little..."
(a) Scab.
(b) Blister.
(c) Spot.
(d) Eyeball.

2. What is the title of chapter two?
(a) The Pied Piper.
(b) The Hat and the Superglue.
(c) Mr. Wormwood the Great Car Dealer.
(d) The Hair Dye.

3. What does Matilda begin to lose herself in everyday?
(a) Writing.
(b) Running.
(c) Dreaming.
(d) Reading.

4. What does Dahl say teachers have to listen to from proud parents?
(a) Spew.
(b) Twaddle.
(c) Lies.
(d) Waddle.

5. Complete the following of Mr. Wormwood's many insults "you ignorant little..."
(a) Potato.
(b) Scab
(c) Beetroot.
(d) Squirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of car is Matilda's father glad to buy?

2. What has Michael inherited from his father?

3. What is the name of the village's librarian?

4. What color does Mrs. Wormwood dye her hair?

5. What does the author say Matilda's parents think of her as?

(see the answer key)

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