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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 member of Miss Honey's family died when she was only five?

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

3. What is the name of Miss Honey's father?

4. What must always be on the table when the headmistress teaches the class?

5. What does Matilda refuse to promise for Miss Honey?

Short Essay Questions

1. What indications are there that Miss Honey is poor?

2. How did Miss Honey find her current house?

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

4. Describe the walk to Miss Honey's house.

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

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

7. How does Trunchbull react to seeing a newt in her glass?

8. How does Matilda scare Trunchbull in this section?

9. Why does Miss Trunchbull state that she has such a problem with Matilda?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way are Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood bad parents? What makes a good parent?

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

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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