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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the fourth line of Miss Honey's poem?
(a) With a mouth like a lemon.
(b) With pale regal skin.
(c) With fun and laughter.
(d) With so lovely a face.

3. Who wrote the Red Pony?
(a) John Steinbeck.
(b) Andrew Miller.
(c) Henry Miller.
(d) Paul Auster.

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

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

6. Who does Matilda write a poem about?
(a) Lavender.
(b) Nigel.
(c) Miss Trunchbull.
(d) Miss Honey.

7. What animal does the author compare Matilda's father to?
(a) A lion.
(b) A mouse.
(c) A dog.
(d) A rat.

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

9. What is the title of the only book in Matilda's house?
(a) Car World.
(b) Easy Cooking.
(c) The Criminal Underworld.
(d) Adult's World.

10. What color does the author say is now Mr. Wormwood's hair?
(a) A bonny orange.
(b) A bright red.
(c) A dirty silver.
(d) A sparkling gold.

11. What does Miss Honey interrupt when she goes to see Matilda's parents?
(a) Dinner.
(b) A game of twister.
(c) A television show.
(d) An argument.

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

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

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

15. Why does Miss Trunchbull think Miss Honey wants to move Matilda into another class?
(a) She wants to get a promotion.
(b) She wants to look good.
(c) She wants to get rid of her.
(d) She wants Matilda to be a genuis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of chapter two?

2. What has Michael inherited from his father?

3. What book does the librarian suggest Matilda reads as her first adult book?

4. What is the name of Matilda's new school?

5. What does Mr. Wormwood use to turn back the numbers of the speedometer?

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