View a FREE sample

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. Where is Matilda's mother while Matilda is at the library?
(a) At the supermarket.
(b) At her boyfriend's.
(c) At bingo.
(d) At home.

2. What does Matilda's father do when Matilda tells him he would enjoy her book?
(a) He orders her to her room.
(b) He rips out the pages.
(c) He throws the book through a window.
(d) He throws her out of the house.

3. What is the name of Matilda's brother?
(a) Paul.
(b) David.
(c) Neville.
(d) Michael.

4. What book does the librarian suggest Matilda reads as her first adult book?
(a) Underworld.
(b) Moll Flanders.
(c) Sense and Sensibility.
(d) Great Expectations.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the only book in Matilda's house?

2. What does Matilda's father say he has in his head?

3. What author did Matilda travel to India with?

4. What do Matilda's think is in the house when they can't find anyone?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 220 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample