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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 is the title of the only book in Matilda's house?
(a) Car World.
(b) Easy Cooking.
(c) The Criminal Underworld.
(d) Adult's World.

2. How does Matilda's father get the hat off of his head?
(a) He cuts it off.
(b) He burns it off.
(c) He pulls it off.
(d) He has an operation.

3. Who is first on Matilda's list for revenge?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Mrs. Phelps.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her brother.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miss Honey think that Miss Trunchbull is as barmy as?

2. What is Mrs. Wormwood's hair the same silvery color as?

3. What is Miss Honey's first name?

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

5. What does Matilda's father do when Matilda tells him he would enjoy her book?

(see the answer key)

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