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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 Matilda tip over to prove her powers to Miss Honey?

2. What is the name of the poet Miss Honey references in this section?

3. What does Miss Honey invite Matilda for?

4. What does Trunchbull claim Bruce stole from the kitchen?

5. What is the name of Matilda's best friend at school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Matilda think she has the power she has?

2. How does Matilda family react when they leave her behind?

3. How does Miss Honey react to Matilda's claims that she toppled the glass?

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

5. How do the class and the teachers react to Miss Trunchbull fainting?

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

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

8. What does Trunchbull say would have happened if there had been a newt in her glass?

9. How does Matilda practice moving objects at home?

10. Why does Lavender want to get revenge on Trunchbull?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Matilda's character to the person she was at the beginning of the book to the she is at the end.

1. What did Matilda hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes Matilda ideas about life?

3. How has Matilda's character changed by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Why is Michael, Matilda's brother, such a minor character in the book? What is his role in the story? Do you think the author treats his character well?

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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