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

2. What writer does Matilda tell her father was bald?
(a) Charles Dickens.
(b) William Shakespeare.
(c) Christopher Marlowe.
(d) John Steinbeck.

3. What serves as chairs in Miss Honey"s sitting room?
(a) Logs.
(b) Wooden boxes.
(c) Old TV sets.
(d) Stools.

4. What does Mrs. Wormwood tell Matilda she will learn when she is older?
(a) Life in meaningless without a man.
(b) Family comes first.
(c) Men are not as clever as they think.
(d) People are cruel.

5. What is Hortensia eating while she talks to Matilda and Lavender?
(a) Oranges.
(b) Crisps.
(c) Ice cream.
(d) Chocolate.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Miss Honey's cottage built for?

3. How does the author describe the brick Miss Honey"s house is made from?

4. What kind of girls does Mrs. Wormwood say she is not in favor of?

5. What did Hortensia put in Miss Trunchbull's gym knickers?

(see the answer key)

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