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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: Mr. Wormwood, the Great Car Dealer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the village's librarian?
(a) Mr. Jackson.
(b) Mrs. Thomas.
(c) Mrs. Phelps.
(d) Miss Honey.

2. Complete the following of Mr. Wormwood's many insults "you ignorant little..."
(a) Potato.
(b) Scab
(c) Squirt.
(d) Beetroot.

3. What does Mr. Wormwood use to turn back the numbers of the speedometer?
(a) A conveyor belt.
(b) A screwdriver.
(c) A crank.
(d) A drill.

4. What material does Matilda's father say is the secret to his success?
(a) Bread crumbs.
(b) Cotton wool.
(c) Hair dye.
(d) Sawdust.

5. What does Matilda's father do with the sawdust?
(a) He chews on it.
(b) He give away a free bag with every sale.
(c) He puts it into the car's petrol tank.
(d) He uses it to wax the cars.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Matilda's father get his sawdust from?

2. What author did Matilda travel to India with?

3. What book does the librarian suggest Matilda reads as her first adult book?

4. What animal does the author compare Matilda's father to?

5. What does Matilda begin to lose herself in everyday?

(see the answer key)

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