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

2. What does Miss Honey think that Miss Trunchbull is as barmy as?
(a) A worm.
(b) A bluebottle.
(c) A wasp.
(d) A bedbug.

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

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

5. What color does Mrs. Wormwood dye her hair?
(a) Black.
(b) Purple.
(c) White.
(d) Blonde.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miss Honey interrupt when she goes to see Matilda's parents?

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

3. What is the fourth line of Miss Honey's poem?

4. What event did Miss Trunchbull compete in at the Olympics?

5. What kind of glue does Matilda put in her father's hat to stick it his head?

(see the answer key)

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