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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: Arithmetic; Chapter 6: The Platinum-Blond Man.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Wormwood call his customers in the Platinum Blonde Man chapter?
(a) Dollar signs.
(b) Fools.
(c) Idiots.
(d) Pound signs.

2. What does Matilda teach herself by the age of three?
(a) To write.
(b) To mimic.
(c) To sing.
(d) To read.

3. What does Matilda use to get her father's hat off of the hat stand?
(a) A wooden spoon.
(b) An oar.
(c) A walking stick.
(d) A barge pole.

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

5. Complete the following sentence - "even when your own child is a disgusting little..."
(a) Scab.
(b) Blister.
(c) Spot.
(d) Eyeball.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color does the author say is now Mr. Wormwood's hair?

2. What does the author say Mr. Wormwood looks like in his loud suit?

3. What is the title of chapter two?

4. What color does Mrs. Wormwood dye her hair?

5. Who does Matilda's father say will be joining him in his business?

(see the answer key)

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