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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 author did Matilda travel to India with?
(a) George Elliott.
(b) Rudyard Kipling.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) Joseph Conrad.

2. What does Matilda's father say he has in his head?
(a) A pen and paper.
(b) A calulator.
(c) A parrot.
(d) A computer.

3. What is the first thing Miss Honey hands out to the children?
(a) Glasses of milk.
(b) Name badges.
(c) Pens.
(d) Exercise books.

4. What does Matilda's father do with the sawdust?
(a) He uses it to wax the cars.
(b) He give away a free bag with every sale.
(c) He chews on it.
(d) He puts it into the car's petrol tank.

5. What does Miss Trunchball say are hard to squash?
(a) Bumblebees.
(b) Worms.
(c) Bad boys.
(d) Bad girls.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What has Michael inherited from his father?

3. What does Matilda's father have stuck to his head after he takes off his hat?

4. What is the name of Matilda's new school?

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

(see the answer key)

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