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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 kind of cars does Matilda's father sell?
(a) Minis.
(b) Ferraris.
(c) Japanese cars.
(d) Second hand cars.

2. What kind of car is Matilda's father glad to buy?
(a) One with no engine.
(b) One with no sparkplug.
(c) One with the gears worn out.
(d) With with flat tires.

3. What does the author say Matilda's parents think of her as?
(a) A blister.
(b) A scab.
(c) A donkey.
(d) A ruin.

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

5. Who does Matilda's father say will be joining him in his business?
(a) Matilda.
(b) Michael.
(c) Miss Trunchball.
(d) Mrs. Wormwood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Matilda's father do for a living?

2. What has Michael inherited from his father?

3. From what point of view is the first chapter written in?

4. Why does Matilda say she wants to eat her supper in the dining room?

5. Why does the librarian become concerned with Matilda?

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