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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8: The Trunchbull; Chapter 9: The Parents.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Miss Honey interrupt when she goes to see Matilda's parents?
(a) A game of twister.
(b) An argument.
(c) A television show.
(d) Dinner.

2. What has Michael inherited from his father?
(a) His love of books.
(b) His love of cars.
(c) His love of crookery.
(d) His love of soccer.

3. Who does Trunchbull call a real pillar of our society?
(a) Matilda.
(b) Miss Honey.
(c) Mr. Wormwood.
(d) Margeret Thatcher.

4. What is Mrs. Wormwood watching on TV?
(a) A quiz show.
(b) A soap opera.
(c) The news.
(d) A reality show.

5. What does Matilda tell her father that the bits of leather stuck to his forehead look like?
(a) Mud.
(b) Insects.
(c) Cow dung.
(d) Melted chocolate.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the title of chapter one?

3. What does Mrs. Wormwood tell Matilda she will learn when she is older?

4. What author did Matilda travel to India with?

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

(see the answer key)

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