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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 is the title of chapter two?
(a) The Pied Piper.
(b) Mr. Wormwood the Great Car Dealer.
(c) The Hair Dye.
(d) The Hat and the Superglue.

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

3. What does Matilda begin to lose herself in everyday?
(a) Reading.
(b) Running.
(c) Writing.
(d) Dreaming.

4. What kind of car is Matilda's father glad to buy?
(a) With with flat tires.
(b) One with no engine.
(c) One with the gears worn out.
(d) One with no sparkplug.

5. What author did Matilda travel to Africa with?
(a) Ernest Hemingway.
(b) Frank O'Connor.
(c) Joseph Conrad.
(d) Rudyard Kipling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the difference between how most parents talk about their children and how Matilda's parents talk about Matilda?

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

3. Where does Matilda's father get his sawdust from?

4. What does Matilda's father do for a living?

5. What did Matilda's parents call her rather than congratulating her for her speech abilities?

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