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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What was Julius Rottwinkle eating during scripture lessons?
(a) Lemon sorbets.
(b) Toffee bonbons.
(c) Liquorice Allsorts.
(d) Terry's chocolate.

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

5. What does Miss Honey think that Miss Trunchbull is as barmy as?
(a) A worm.
(b) A bluebottle.
(c) A wasp.
(d) A bedbug.

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

7. What kind of pet does Matilda put up the chimney?
(a) A cat.
(b) An owl.
(c) A parrot.
(d) A dog.

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

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

10. What is the title of chapter eight?
(a) Miss Trunchbull.
(b) Flowering into Love.
(c) First Day at School.
(d) The Genius.

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

12. What does Dahl say teachers have to listen to from proud parents?
(a) Waddle.
(b) Lies.
(c) Spew.
(d) Twaddle.

13. What book does the librarian suggest Matilda reads as her first adult book?
(a) Great Expectations.
(b) Sense and Sensibility.
(c) Moll Flanders.
(d) Underworld.

14. Why does Matilda's father think it doesn't matter if you can do math or not?
(a) Girls don't need it when they get married.
(b) People can use calculators.
(c) Math is too boring to bother with.
(d) Math is not part of real life.

15. What event did Miss Trunchbull compete in at the Olympics?
(a) The javelin.
(b) The shot put.
(c) The hammer.
(d) The discus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the names of the stories that Matilda tells Hortensia she has read?

2. What does Matilda's father do when Matilda tells him he would enjoy her book?

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

4. Who does Miss Honey have to tell to stop grinning?

5. What does Hortensia say is the one thing Miss Trunchbull on girls?

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