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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Matilda's father do for a living?
(a) A garbage collector.
(b) A gardener.
(c) A car salesman.
(d) A doctor.

4. Why does Hortensia say parents don't complain about Trunchbull?
(a) The hired her in the first place.
(b) They are too scared.
(c) They don't know the truth.
(d) They agree with her.

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

6. What kind of glue does Matilda put in her father's hat to stick it his head?
(a) Pritt stick.
(b) Woodglue.
(c) Flour paste.
(d) .Superglue.

7. What author did Matilda travel to Africa with?
(a) Frank O'Connor.
(b) Rudyard Kipling.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) Joseph Conrad.

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

9. What does Hortensia say is the one thing Miss Trunchbull on girls?
(a) Pigtails.
(b) Buns.
(c) Earrings.
(d) Necklaces.

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

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

12. Who does Miss Honey have to tell to stop grinning?
(a) Matilda.
(b) Lavender.
(c) Bruce.
(d) Nigel.

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

14. From what point of view is the first chapter written in?
(a) First.
(b) Third.
(c) Fourth.
(d) Second.

15. What is Hortensia eating while she talks to Matilda and Lavender?
(a) Ice cream.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Oranges.
(d) Crisps.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miss Trunchball say are hard to squash?

2. Who does Matilda write a poem about?

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

4. What is the difference between how most parents talk about their children and how Matilda's parents talk about Matilda?

5. What is the title of chapter nine?

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