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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. What kind of car is Matilda's father glad to buy?

3. What is the fourth line of Miss Honey's poem?

4. What does Miss Honey think that Miss Trunchbull is as barmy as?

5. What was the name of the school's headmistress?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How are Matilda's parents different to most parents?

4. Describe Mrs. Wormwood.

5. How does Mr. Wormwood upset Matilda in this chapter?

6. Describe Mr. Wormwood.

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

8. How does Matilda avenge her father in this section?

9. Describe Miss Honey.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

What statement does the author make about adulthood? Could any problems from communicating such a point of view in a children's book?

Essay Topic 3

What does Miss Trunchball"s personality as an adult suggest about her own childhood? How do you think such a character would have been treated in adult's fiction?

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