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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Complete the following sentence - "even when your own child is a disgusting little..."
(a) Eyeball.
(b) Blister.
(c) Scab.
(d) Spot.

3. What material does Matilda's father say is the secret to his success?
(a) Cotton wool.
(b) Hair dye.
(c) Sawdust.
(d) Bread crumbs.

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

5. 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) Smith and Jones.
(d) Elliott and Seymour.

6. Why does Hortensia say that Miss Trunchbull likes to throw children?
(a) To break their bones.
(b) To teach them a lesson.
(c) To break her throwing record.
(d) To keep her arm in at the hammer throw.

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

8. What is the title of chapter nine?
(a) The parents.
(b) Blubberball.
(c) Help.
(d) Too Clever.

9. What does Miss Trunchball say are hard to squash?
(a) Bad boys.
(b) Bumblebees.
(c) Worms.
(d) Bad girls.

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

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

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

13. What does Matilda tell her father that the bits of leather stuck to his forehead look like?
(a) Melted chocolate.
(b) Mud.
(c) Insects.
(d) Cow dung.

14. What is the name of the village's librarian?
(a) Mrs. Thomas.
(b) Miss Honey.
(c) Mrs. Phelps.
(d) Mr. Jackson.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Matilda use to get her father's hat off of the hat stand?

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. What has Michael inherited from his father?

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

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