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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: Arithmetic; Chapter 6: The Platinum-Blond Man.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Matilda begin to lose herself in everyday?
(a) Running.
(b) Reading.
(c) Writing.
(d) Dreaming.

2. What is the title of chapter two?
(a) The Pied Piper.
(b) The Hat and the Superglue.
(c) Mr. Wormwood the Great Car Dealer.
(d) The Hair Dye.

3. Why does the librarian become concerned with Matilda?
(a) She is constantly crying.
(b) She is rude and aggressive.
(c) She comes to the library by herself.
(d) She seems to have no home go back to.

4. What animal does the author compare Matilda's father to?
(a) A mouse.
(b) A dog.
(c) A rat.
(d) A lion.

5. What does Matilda's father say he has in his head?
(a) A computer.
(b) A parrot.
(c) A pen and paper.
(d) A calulator.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of jackets does Matilda's father like wearing?

3. What does Matilda's father do when Matilda tells him he would enjoy her book?

4. What does Matilda's father do with the sawdust?

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

(see the answer key)

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