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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Matilda's father get his sawdust from?
(a) The sawmill.
(b) The children's playground.
(c) The golf club.
(d) The village farm.

2. What is Mrs. Wormwood watching on TV?
(a) A quiz show.
(b) The news.
(c) A soap opera.
(d) A reality show.

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

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

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

6. What does Miss Trunchball march like?
(a) A stormtrooper.
(b) A mafia boss.
(c) A Navy Seal.
(d) A robot.

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

8. What author did Matilda travel to India with?
(a) Joseph Conrad.
(b) George Elliott.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) Rudyard Kipling.

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

10. What writer does Matilda tell her father was bald?
(a) William Shakespeare.
(b) Christopher Marlowe.
(c) John Steinbeck.
(d) Charles Dickens.

11. What magazine does Mr. Wormwood read from cover to cover every week?
(a) The Zoot.
(b) The Jobsmag.
(c) Film Weekly.
(d) The Autocar.

12. What does the author say Matilda's parents think of her as?
(a) A scab.
(b) A blister.
(c) A ruin.
(d) A donkey.

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

14. Why does Miss Trunchbull believe Matilda is a difficult child?
(a) She is always showing off.
(b) Mr. Wormwood told her so.
(c) She saw her playing roughly with the other children.
(d) She has a reputation within the area.

15. What two authors does Matilda say her parents should read to learn more about life?
(a) Conrad and Selby Jr.
(b) Dickens and Kipling.
(c) Elliott and Seymour.
(d) Smith and Jones.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of cars does Matilda's father sell?

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

3. What is the title of chapter nine?

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

5. What does Matilda tell her father that the bits of leather stuck to his forehead look like?

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