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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 is the title of chapter nine?

2. What kind of girls does Mrs. Wormwood say she is not in favor of?

3. What does Miss Honey say Miss Trunchbull can liquidize children like?

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

5. What author did Matilda travel to Africa with?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Matilda's parents react when she asks if she can eat her meal in the dining room?

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

3. What reasons are there for Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood's dislike of his daughter?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Matilda learn to read?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Apart from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

How do books help Matilda? In what way do the books she reads reflect her own life?

Essay Topic 3

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

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