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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 Trunchbull inspect before the start of the lesson?

2. What does Miss Honey invite Matilda for?

3. Who became Miss Honey's legal guardian after the death of her parents?

4. Which of the following words does Trunchbull use to describe Bruce Bogtrotter?

5. In which part of her body does Matilda feel the electricity build up?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize the novel.

2. How does Trunchbull react to the words on the board?

3. How does Miss Honey react to Miss Trunchbull storming out of the classroom?

4. How does Matilda scare Trunchbull in this section?

5. How does Matilda practice moving objects at home?

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

7. How does Lavender decide to get revenge on Trunchbull?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What character in the book could you identify with most and why? Why is it important for a children's book for a reader to be able to identify with at least one character?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Choose one of the following adult characters and write about what their life was like as a child. How did their upbringing contribute to who they were as an adult.

1. Mr. Wormwood.

2. Mrs. Wormwood.

3. Miss Trunchball.

4. Miss Honey.

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