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

2. What does Matilda's father have stuck to his head after he takes off his hat?
(a) Brown leather.
(b) Dead skin.
(c) Hat liner.
(d) Blood.

3. Who wrote the Red Pony?
(a) Paul Auster.
(b) John Steinbeck.
(c) Andrew Miller.
(d) Henry Miller.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From what point of view is the first chapter written in?

2. Why does Miss Trunchbull believe Matilda is a difficult child?

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

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

5. What does Matilda's father put in the gear boxes?

(see the answer key)

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