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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13: The Weekly Test.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mrs. Wormwood's hair the same silvery color as?
(a) An old woman's hair.
(b) A parrot's feathers.
(c) Silver coiins.
(d) A tightrope walker's tights.

2. Who does Matilda write a poem about?
(a) Nigel.
(b) Lavender.
(c) Miss Trunchbull.
(d) Miss Honey.

3. What author did Matilda travel to India with?
(a) Joseph Conrad.
(b) George Elliott.
(c) Rudyard Kipling.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

4. What color does the author say is now Mr. Wormwood's hair?
(a) A bright red.
(b) A bonny orange.
(c) A sparkling gold.
(d) A dirty silver.

5. What is the name of Matilda's teacher?
(a) Miss Lemon.
(b) Miss Honey.
(c) Miss Trunchball.
(d) Miss Prune.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Matilda's father put in the gear boxes?

2. What does Miss Trunchbull inspect before the start of the lesson?

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

4. What does Mr. Wormwood use to turn back the numbers of the speedometer?

5. What is the fourth line of Miss Honey's poem?

(see the answer key)

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