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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mrs. Wormwood's hair the same silvery color as?
(a) A parrot's feathers.
(b) A tightrope walker's tights.
(c) An old woman's hair.
(d) Silver coiins.

2. What color does Mrs. Wormwood dye her hair?
(a) Purple.
(b) White.
(c) Blonde.
(d) Black.

3. What does Mrs. Wormwood think her daughter should be focusing on?
(a) Her looks and finding a husband.
(b) Learning to make friends.
(c) Playing games in the playground.
(d) Her problems with talking too much.

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

5. What did Matilda's parents call her rather than congratulating her for her speech abilities?
(a) A chatterbox.
(b) A random number.
(c) A foolish little girl.
(d) A looney tune.

6. Who is first on Matilda's list for revenge?
(a) Her father.
(b) Mrs. Phelps.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her brother.

7. How does Hortensia get in trouble with Miss Trunchball the first time?
(a) She pulled Truchbull's hair.
(b) She swore at the Trunchball.
(c) She poured golden syrup over Trunchbull's chair.
(d) She refused to do any work in class.

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

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

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

11. What are the names of the stories that Matilda tells Hortensia she has read?
(a) Even so stories.
(b) Just so stories.
(c) William Tell stories.
(d) Grimm Brother's stories.

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

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

14. How does Matilda's father get the hat off of his head?
(a) He pulls it off.
(b) He has an operation.
(c) He burns it off.
(d) He cuts it off.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What two authors does Matilda say her parents should read to learn more about life?

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

3. What author did Matilda travel to India with?

4. What writer does Matilda tell her father was bald?

5. What color tie does Mr. Wormwood wear in this chapter?

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