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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. How does Matilda's father get the hat off of his head?

2. What is the first thing Miss Honey hands out to the children?

3. What does Matilda's father do when Matilda tells him he would enjoy her book?

4. What is the title of chapter two?

5. Why does Hortensia say parents don't complain about Trunchbull?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do teacher get their revenge on parents?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Describe Mrs. Wormwood.

8. How does Matilda react to the librarian claims that Matilda is not an ordinary child?

9. How does Miss Honey make sure she doesn't single Matilda out?

10. How does Miss Trunchbull react when she sees a little girl with pigtails?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How should adults deal with highly intelligent children? What mistakes do the adults make in dealing with Matilda? What problems are there in the way Miss Honey deals with Matilda's intelligence?

Essay Topic 2

What are the differences in structure between a children's book and an adult's book? In what way could the themes of "Matilda" be adapted to an adult's novel?

Essay Topic 3

How important is the tone of the book to its content? How would a less friendly, less melancholic tone change the story?

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