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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Matilda practice moving with her eyes at home?
(a) A telephone.
(b) A model airplane.
(c) A piece of chalk.
(d) A cigar.

2. What does Miss Honey receive telling her that has been found?
(a) Her father's will.
(b) Trunchbull's confession note.
(c) Her mother's will.
(d) Her wage slips.

3. What is the name of Miss Honey's father?
(a) Magnus.
(b) Peter.
(c) Roald.
(d) David.

4. Who teaches Matilda's class in chapter thirteen?
(a) Miss Honey.
(b) Miss Trunchbull.
(c) Lavender.
(d) Matilda.

5. What member of Miss Honey's family died when she was only five?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her cousin.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her aunt.

6. In which part of her body does Matilda feel the electricity build up?
(a) At the tips of her toes.
(b) In between her ears.
(c) Behind her eyes.
(d) In her fingertips.

7. What is the color of the pitcher that Miss Trunchbull pours water from?
(a) Purple.
(b) Orange.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

8. What is the name of the boy with dirty hands?
(a) Frankie.
(b) Sidney.
(c) Peter.
(d) Nigel.

9. How does Trunchbull try to force the class into making a mistake?
(a) Making them cry.
(b) Sitting on their stomachs.
(c) Threatening to throw them through the window.
(d) Spelling word backwards.

10. Who drags Trunchbull out of the classroom?
(a) The police.
(b) The children.
(c) The firemen.
(d) The teachers.

11. What is Miss Honey's first name?
(a) Louise.
(b) Anna.
(c) Rose.
(d) Jenny.

12. What does Lavender plan to drop into Miss Trunchbull's glass of water?
(a) A frog.
(b) A newt.
(c) A spider.
(d) A toad.

13. What does the little boy Trunchbull is holding notice is moving by itself?
(a) The chalk.
(b) The table.
(c) The glass.
(d) The chair.

14. Who was Miss Honey's cottage built for?
(a) A clergyman.
(b) A nun.
(c) A headmistress.
(d) A farm laborer.

15. Where does Miss Honey say the children can go until it is time for their next lesson?
(a) The sweet shop.
(b) Home.
(c) The playground.
(d) The TV room.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which part of Nigel's body does Miss Trunchbull grab until he answers correctly?

2. What does Matilda refuse to promise for Miss Honey?

3. How does Miss Trunchbull react when she first sees the newt?

4. Complete the following sentence "this is Magnus and you better ..."

5. Why does Miss Honey think Matilda can no longer move objects with her eyes?

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