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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Workwood say it means if you have good strong hair?
(a) You have a happy life.
(b) You have a good strong brain.
(c) You have lots of money.
(d) You are in strong health.

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

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

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

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

6. What material does the author compare Miss Honey's body to?
(a) Paper.
(b) Porcelain.
(c) Marble.
(d) China.

7. Why does the librarian become concerned with Matilda?
(a) She comes to the library by herself.
(b) She is constantly crying.
(c) She is rude and aggressive.
(d) She seems to have no home go back to.

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

9. Complete the following of Mr. Wormwood's many insults "you ignorant little..."
(a) Potato.
(b) Beetroot.
(c) Scab
(d) Squirt.

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

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

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

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

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) Math is not part of real life.
(c) Math is too boring to bother with.
(d) People can use calculators.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Hortensia say parents don't complain about Trunchbull?

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

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

4. What standard does Miss Honey think Matilda could get to in a few years time with the right coaching?

5. What is the first thing Miss Honey hands out to the children?

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