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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. How does Trunchbull try to force the class into making a mistake?

2. What two things does Magnus ask Trunchball to give back to Miss Honey?

3. What does the author the narrow lane is no wider than?

4. What does the little boy Trunchbull is holding notice is moving by itself?

5. What does Lavender plan to drop into Miss Trunchbull's glass of water?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Trunchbull try to force the children into making a mistake?

3. How does Trunchbull upset Matilda in this section?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is Matilda's plan to get back at Trunchbull?

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

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

How important is the tone of the book to its content? How would a less friendly, less melancholic tone change the story?

Essay Topic 3

How should adults deal with highly intelligent children? What mistakes do the adults make in dealing with Matilda? What problems are there in the way Miss Honey deals with Matilda's intelligence?

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