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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 does Miss Honey receive telling her that has been found?

2. What does Miss Honey say is the greatest miracle anyone has ever performed?

3. What is the title of chapter fifteen?

4. Where was Miss Honey's family house located?

5. In which town did Miss Honey go to teaching training college?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Miss Honey's house?

2. What information does Matilda get from Miss Honey at the end of her stay?

3. How does Miss Honey react when Matilda topples the glass?

4. What does Miss Honey tells Matilda about her life?

5. How does Trunchbull upset Matilda in this section?

6. How does Matilda practice moving objects at home?

7. How does Miss Honey's life get better after Trunchbull leaves?

8. How does life at school get better after Trunchbull leaves?

9. How does Matilda scare Trunchbull in this section?

10. How does Matilda knock over the glass in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following characters and write what you think will happen to them in their future.

1. Matilda.

2. Michael.

3. Miss Trunchball.

4. Mr. Wormwood.

5. Lavender.

Essay Topic 2

What are the difference between how Dahl represents the children to the way he represents the adults? What does the representation say about the way children view the world?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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