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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 is the name of Matilda's teacher?
(a) Miss Lemon.
(b) Miss Trunchball.
(c) Miss Prune.
(d) Miss Honey.

2. What is the title of the only book in Matilda's house?
(a) The Criminal Underworld.
(b) Adult's World.
(c) Car World.
(d) Easy Cooking.

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

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

5. What does Miss Honey say is an amazing thing?
(a) The animal world.
(b) Childrens' imaginations.
(c) The human brain.
(d) Mathematics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Matilda's surname?

2. How does Matilda's father get the hat off of his head?

3. What does Matilda begin to lose herself in everyday?

4. What writer does Matilda tell her father was bald?

5. Why does Matilda say she wants to eat her supper in the dining room?

(see the answer key)

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