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

2. Where is Matilda's mother while Matilda is at the library?
(a) At bingo.
(b) At her boyfriend's.
(c) At the supermarket.
(d) At home.

3. Complete the following sentence - "even when your own child is a disgusting little..."
(a) Eyeball.
(b) Blister.
(c) Scab.
(d) Spot.

4. What is the natural color of Mrs. Wormwood's hair?
(a) Brown.
(b) Ginger.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

5. What does Mr. Wormwood call his customers in the Platinum Blonde Man chapter?
(a) Dollar signs.
(b) Fools.
(c) Idiots.
(d) Pound signs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Matilda tell her father that the bits of leather stuck to his forehead look like?

2. What is the name of Matilda's teacher?

3. What is the name of the village's librarian?

4. What color does the author say is now Mr. Wormwood's hair?

5. What is Mrs. Wormwood's hair the same silvery color as?

(see the answer key)

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