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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16: Miss Honey's Cottage; Chapter 17: Miss Honey's story.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the poet Miss Honey references in this section?
(a) Rudyard Kipling.
(b) D. H Lawrence.
(c) Sigmund Freud.
(d) Dylan Thomas.

2. What does Matilda's father put in the gear boxes?
(a) Pebbles.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Water.
(d) Sawdust.

3. How does the author describe the brick Miss Honey"s house is made from?
(a) Red, new and shiny.
(b) Red, old and crumbly.
(c) Yellow, sickly and cracked.
(d) Brown, ancient and sturdy.

4. What did Miss Honey"s father do for a living?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A nurse.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A musician.

5. What magazine does Mr. Wormwood read from cover to cover every week?
(a) Film Weekly.
(b) The Zoot.
(c) The Autocar.
(d) The Jobsmag.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say Miss Honey's sitting room is as bare as?

2. What was Julius Rottwinkle eating during scripture lessons?

3. Where was Miss Honey's family house located?

4. What writer does Matilda tell her father was bald?

5. What does Mrs. Wormwood tell Matilda she will learn when she is older?

(see the answer key)

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