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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miss Honey say Miss Trunchbull can liquidize children like?

2. What author did Matilda travel to Africa with?

3. What writer does Matilda tell her father was bald?

4. What is Hortensia eating while she talks to Matilda and Lavender?

5. What does Matilda's father do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Matilda's parents different to most parents?

2. How does Matilda avenge her father in this section?

3. In what way is Matilda head and shoulders above the rest of the class?

4. How does Matilda get back at her father first time she plays a trick on him?

5. What is Mrs. Wormwood's views on little girls?

6. How does Matilda's parents react when she asks if she can eat her meal in the dining room?

7. How does Miss Honey feel when she leaves Matilda's parents?

8. How does Mr. Wormwood react at work when he realizes he can't remove his hat?

9. How does Miss Honey react to Matilda's brilliance in this section?

10. What does this chapter tell us about Trunchbull's past?

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