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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Matilda's father do with the sawdust?
(a) He puts it into the car's petrol tank.
(b) He chews on it.
(c) He give away a free bag with every sale.
(d) He uses it to wax the cars.

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

4. What does the author say Mr. Wormwood looks like in his loud suit?
(a) A member of the paparazzi.
(b) An Italian operatic singer on hoilday.
(c) A low-grade bookmaker.
(d) A high-class pimp.

5. What standard does Miss Honey think Matilda could get to in a few years time with the right coaching?
(a) Business school standard.
(b) University standard.
(c) A-level standard.
(d) High school standard.

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

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

8. What does the author say has made Matilda's life with her parents bearable?
(a) Visiting the library.
(b) Punishing them.
(c) Going to school.
(d) Reading her books.

9. What does Matilda use to get her father's hat off of the hat stand?
(a) A walking stick.
(b) An oar.
(c) A barge pole.
(d) A wooden spoon.

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

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

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

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

14. What is the title of chapter two?
(a) The Hat and the Superglue.
(b) Mr. Wormwood the Great Car Dealer.
(c) The Hair Dye.
(d) The Pied Piper.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Matilda's father get his sawdust from?

2. Why does the librarian become concerned with Matilda?

3. What does Mrs. Wormwood tell Matilda she will learn when she is older?

4. What color does the author say is now Mr. Wormwood's hair?

5. What do Matilda's think is in the house when they can't find anyone?

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