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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 Miss Trunchbull believe Matilda is lying about?
(a) Reading Chaucher.
(b) Traveling to Spain.
(c) Knowing her times tables.
(d) Reading Dickens.

2. Who does Miss Honey live with?
(a) She lives by herself.
(b) With her brother.
(c) With her aunt.
(d) With the local farmer.

3. Why does Trunchbull tell Matilda she doesn't like her?
(a) Her brother is stupid.
(b) She is a worm.
(c) Her mother is nasty.
(d) Her father is a crook.

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

5. In which part of her body does Matilda feel the electricity build up?
(a) In between her ears.
(b) Behind her eyes.
(c) In her fingertips.
(d) At the tips of her toes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who died in Miss Honey"s family when she was only two years old?

2. Who does Miss Trunchbull accuse of putting the newt in her glass of water?

3. What is the name of the boy with dirty hands?

4. What is the title of chapter fifteen?

5. Why does Matilda think being in the school is like being in a cage with a cobra?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Matilda's plan to get back at Trunchbull?

2. How does Miss Honey react to Miss Trunchbull storming out of the classroom?

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

4. How does Matilda scare Trunchbull in this section?

5. How does Miss Honey react when Matilda topples the glass?

6. Why does Lavender want to get revenge on Trunchbull?

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

8. Summarize the novel.

9. What does Miss Honey tells Matilda about her life?

10. Describe Miss Honey's house?

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