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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 was Mr. Wormwood's face as dark as when he arrives back from work in the Ghost chapter?
(a) A thunder cloud.
(b) A monter in the dark.
(c) A chalkboard.
(d) Mud in a rainstorm.

2. What kind of girls does Mrs. Wormwood say she is not in favor of?
(a) Unmarried girls.
(b) Bluestocking girls.
(c) Redstocking girls.
(d) Loud girls.

3. What kind of cars does Matilda's father sell?
(a) Ferraris.
(b) Minis.
(c) Second hand cars.
(d) Japanese cars.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Matilda's brother?

2. Where is Matilda's mother while Matilda is at the library?

3. What material does the author compare Miss Honey's body to?

4. How does Miss Honey make sure Matilda does not get bored from school?

5. Why does Miss Trunchbull believe Matilda is a difficult child?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bruce Bogtrotter get one up on Trunchbull in this section?

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

3. What does Miss Trunchbull state about her own childhood?

4. How do teacher get their revenge on parents?

5. Describe the chokey.

6. What does Dahl say parents usually think of their children?

7. What reasons are there for Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood's dislike of his daughter?

8. Describe Miss Honey.

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

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

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