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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: Mr. Wormwood, the Great Car Dealer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dahl say teachers have to listen to from proud parents?
(a) Spew.
(b) Lies.
(c) Waddle.
(d) Twaddle.

2. What color does Mrs. Wormwood dye her hair?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Blonde.
(d) Purple.

3. What is Matilda's surname?
(a) Wormwood.
(b) Jones.
(c) Honey.
(d) Petersen.

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

5. Who does Matilda's father say will be joining him in his business?
(a) Michael.
(b) Matilda.
(c) Mrs. Wormwood.
(d) Miss Trunchball.

Short Answer Questions

1. What author did Matilda travel to Africa with?

2. What does Matilda begin to lose herself in everyday?

3. What does Matilda's father do with the sawdust?

4. What is the name of Matilda's brother?

5. What kind of jackets does Matilda's father like wearing?

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