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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 does the author compare the size of Miss Honey's kitchen to?
(a) A child's bedroom.
(b) An assembly room.
(c) A dining room.
(d) A clothes cupboard.

2. What does Hortensia say is the one thing Miss Trunchbull on girls?
(a) Earrings.
(b) Pigtails.
(c) Buns.
(d) Necklaces.

3. What does Mr. Wormwood call his customers in the Platinum Blonde Man chapter?
(a) Fools.
(b) Pound signs.
(c) Dollar signs.
(d) Idiots.

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

5. Where was Miss Honey's family house located?
(a) At the farm.
(b) In the center of the village.
(c) In the woods.
(d) Next to the postoffice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Hortensia say parents don't complain about Trunchbull?

2. What was Julius Rottwinkle eating during scripture lessons?

3. What are the names of the stories that Matilda tells Hortensia she has read?

4. What is the name of Mrs. Trunchbull's lock in cupboard?

5. What is the natural color of Mrs. Wormwood's hair?

(see the answer key)

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