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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13: The Weekly Test.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) People are cruel.
(d) Men are not as clever as they think.

2. What was the name of the school's headmistress?
(a) Mr. Goodness.
(b) Mr. Hardbull.
(c) Mrs. Ragemachine.
(d) Miss Trunchball.

3. What two authors does Matilda say her parents should read to learn more about life?
(a) Elliott and Seymour.
(b) Dickens and Kipling.
(c) Conrad and Selby Jr.
(d) Smith and Jones.

4. What is the first thing Miss Honey hands out to the children?
(a) Pens.
(b) Exercise books.
(c) Glasses of milk.
(d) Name badges.

5. What is Mrs. Wormwood's hair the same silvery color as?
(a) Silver coiins.
(b) A tightrope walker's tights.
(c) An old woman's hair.
(d) A parrot's feathers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Complete the following of Mr. Wormwood's many insults "you ignorant little..."

2. What does Miss Trunchbull inspect before the start of the lesson?

3. What is Miss Honey's first name?

4. Who is first on Matilda's list for revenge?

5. What magazine does Mr. Wormwood read from cover to cover every week?

(see the answer key)

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