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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Hortensia put in Miss Trunchbull's gym knickers?
(a) Burning powder.
(b) Rash powder.
(c) Leech powder.
(d) Itching powder.

2. Who does Trunchbull call a real pillar of our society?
(a) Matilda.
(b) Margeret Thatcher.
(c) Mr. Wormwood.
(d) Miss Honey.

3. What does the author say Mr. Wormwood looks like in his loud suit?
(a) A low-grade bookmaker.
(b) A high-class pimp.
(c) A member of the paparazzi.
(d) An Italian operatic singer on hoilday.

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

5. Who do Matilda's parents think is in the house when they first hear talking?
(a) A child.
(b) A murderer.
(c) A ghost.
(d) A burglar.

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

7. Why does the librarian become concerned with Matilda?
(a) She seems to have no home go back to.
(b) She is rude and aggressive.
(c) She is constantly crying.
(d) She comes to the library by herself.

8. Why does Miss Trunchbull think Miss Honey wants to move Matilda into another class?
(a) She wants to get rid of her.
(b) She wants to get a promotion.
(c) She wants Matilda to be a genuis.
(d) She wants to look good.

9. What is the name of Matilda's brother?
(a) Neville.
(b) David.
(c) Michael.
(d) Paul.

10. What animal does the author compare Matilda's father to?
(a) A mouse.
(b) A lion.
(c) A rat.
(d) A dog.

11. What kind of girls does Mrs. Wormwood say she is not in favor of?
(a) Unmarried girls.
(b) Redstocking girls.
(c) Bluestocking girls.
(d) Loud girls.

12. Who does Matilda's father say will be joining him in his business?
(a) Mrs. Wormwood.
(b) Matilda.
(c) Michael.
(d) Miss Trunchball.

13. What is the name of Mrs. Trunchbull's lock in cupboard?
(a) The Thimble.
(b) The Pokey.
(c) The Jimbo.
(d) The Chokey.

14. What was Mr. Wormwood's face as dark as when he arrives back from work in the Ghost chapter?
(a) A chalkboard.
(b) A monter in the dark.
(c) Mud in a rainstorm.
(d) A thunder cloud.

15. What kind of car is Matilda's father glad to buy?
(a) One with the gears worn out.
(b) One with no engine.
(c) One with no sparkplug.
(d) With with flat tires.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say Matilda's parents think of her as?

2. Why does Matilda say she wants to eat her supper in the dining room?

3. What does Matilda's father say he has in his head?

4. How does Miss Honey make sure Matilda does not get bored from school?

5. What was the name of the school's headmistress?

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