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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21: A New Home.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Matilda will the glass on Miss Trunchball's table to do?
(a) Crack.
(b) Topple over.
(c) Smash on top of Miss Trunchbull's head.
(d) Rise to the ceiling.

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

3. What does Matilda practice moving with her eyes at home?
(a) A cigar.
(b) A model airplane.
(c) A telephone.
(d) A piece of chalk.

4. What does the author compare the size of Miss Honey's kitchen to?
(a) A dining room.
(b) A child's bedroom.
(c) An assembly room.
(d) A clothes cupboard.

5. What did Miss Honey"s father do for a living?
(a) A musician.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A nurse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which story that Matilda told her does Lavender most admire?

2. What does Mr. Wormwood think his workers think he is trying emulate by keeping his hat on his head all day?

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

4. What magazine does Mr. Wormwood read from cover to cover every week?

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

(see the answer key)

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