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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8: The Trunchbull; Chapter 9: The Parents.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Matilda's father get the hat off of his head?
(a) He has an operation.
(b) He burns it off.
(c) He cuts it off.
(d) He pulls it off.

2. From what point of view is the first chapter written in?
(a) First.
(b) Second.
(c) Fourth.
(d) Third.

3. What two authors does Matilda say her parents should read to learn more about life?
(a) Elliott and Seymour.
(b) Dickens and Kipling.
(c) Conrad and Selby Jr.
(d) Smith and Jones.

4. What is the title of chapter nine?
(a) The parents.
(b) Too Clever.
(c) Help.
(d) Blubberball.

5. What does Matilda tell her father that the bits of leather stuck to his forehead look like?
(a) Cow dung.
(b) Insects.
(c) Melted chocolate.
(d) Mud.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color does Mrs. Wormwood dye her hair?

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

3. What does the author say has made Matilda's life with her parents bearable?

4. What has Michael inherited from his father?

5. What is the first thing Miss Honey hands out to the children?

(see the answer key)

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