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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 material does the author compare Miss Honey's body to?

2. What two authors does Matilda say her parents should read to learn more about life?

3. What color does the author say is now Mr. Wormwood's hair?

4. What does Matilda teach herself by the age of three?

5. What does the author say Matilda's parents think of her as?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do teacher get their revenge on parents?

2. Why is Mr. Wormwood so proud of his hair?

3. How does Miss Honey feel when she leaves Matilda's parents?

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

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

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

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

8. Describe Miss Honey.

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

10. Why does Miss Trunchbull say she has such respect for Matilda's father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

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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