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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 the author say Mr. Wormwood looks like in his loud suit?
(a) A high-class pimp.
(b) A low-grade bookmaker.
(c) An Italian operatic singer on hoilday.
(d) A member of the paparazzi.

2. What book does the librarian suggest Matilda reads as her first adult book?
(a) Underworld.
(b) Sense and Sensibility.
(c) Moll Flanders.
(d) Great Expectations.

3. Where does Matilda's father get his sawdust from?
(a) The sawmill.
(b) The golf club.
(c) The village farm.
(d) The children's playground.

4. What kind of pet does Matilda put up the chimney?
(a) A parrot.
(b) A dog.
(c) A cat.
(d) An owl.

5. What do Matilda's think is in the house when they can't find anyone?
(a) An angel.
(b) A ghoul.
(c) A ghost.
(d) A murderer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mrs. Wormwood watching on TV?

2. Complete the following of Mr. Wormwood's many insults "you ignorant little..."

3. What does the author say Matilda's parents think of her as?

4. Who wrote the Red Pony?

5. What does Matilda tell her father that the bits of leather stuck to his forehead look like?

(see the answer key)

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