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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: Miss Honey.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Wormwood tell Matilda she will learn when she is older?
(a) Family comes first.
(b) People are cruel.
(c) Life in meaningless without a man.
(d) Men are not as clever as they think.

2. What does Dahl say teachers have to listen to from proud parents?
(a) Lies.
(b) Spew.
(c) Twaddle.
(d) Waddle.

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

4. Complete the following sentence - "even when your own child is a disgusting little..."
(a) Spot.
(b) Scab.
(c) Blister.
(d) Eyeball.

5. What does Matilda teach herself by the age of three?
(a) To sing.
(b) To mimic.
(c) To write.
(d) To read.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the village's librarian?

3. What is Mrs. Wormwood watching on TV?

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

5. What has Michael inherited from his father?

(see the answer key)

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