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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 title of chapter one?
(a) The writer of poems.
(b) The thrower of balls.
(c) The reader of books.
(d) The lover of rivers.

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

3. What has Michael inherited from his father?
(a) His love of cars.
(b) His love of books.
(c) His love of soccer.
(d) His love of crookery.

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

5. Where does Matilda's father get his sawdust from?
(a) The village farm.
(b) The children's playground.
(c) The sawmill.
(d) The golf club.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does the author compare Matilda's father to?

2. What is the first thing Miss Honey hands out to the children?

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

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

5. What kind of pet does Matilda put up the chimney?

(see the answer key)

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