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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 does the author the narrow lane is no wider than?
(a) A rutted cart track.
(b) A highway lance.
(c) An alleyway.
(d) Parking space.

2. Where are Matilda"s family moving to?
(a) Spain.
(b) Thailand.
(c) France.
(d) Poland.

3. What did Miss Honey"s father do for a living?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A nurse.
(c) A musician.
(d) A lawyer.

4. How does Miss Honey react to Miss Trunchbull storming out of the classroom?
(a) She dismisses the class.
(b) She cries.
(c) She runs after Miss Trunchbull.
(d) She locks the classroom door.

5. What is the name of the poet Miss Honey references in this section?
(a) Sigmund Freud.
(b) Rudyard Kipling.
(c) Dylan Thomas.
(d) D. H Lawrence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Matilda's best friend at school?

2. Where does Miss Honey say the children can go until it is time for their next lesson?

3. What kind of mouth does the cook have?

4. Why did the piece of paper say Miss Honey's father left her aunt his house?

5. What is Trunchbull's first name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Trunchbull react to the words on the board?

2. How does Matilda practice moving objects at home?

3. Why does Matilda think she has the power she has?

4. What indications are there that Miss Honey is poor?

5. How does Trunchbull upset Matilda in this section?

6. How does Miss Honey react to Matilda's claims that she toppled the glass?

7. Why does Miss Trunchbull state that she has such a problem with Matilda?

8. How does Matilda family react when they leave her behind?

9. What information does Matilda get from Miss Honey at the end of her stay?

10. Summarize the novel.

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