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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of cars does Matilda's father sell?

2. Who does Matilda write a poem about?

3. What is the title of the only book in Matilda's house?

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

5. What does Matilda's father put in the gear boxes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Mrs. Wormwood.

2. Describe Miss Honey.

3. How does Mr. Wormwood cheat his customers?

4. How does Matilda get back at her whole family in this section?

5. How do Matilda"s parents treat her brother differently to how they treat her?

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

7. How does Matilda react to her parent's insults in this section?

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

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

10. How does Matilda's father anger her in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way are Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood bad parents? What makes a good parent?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

Essay Topic 3

Look at the structure of the book.

How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

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