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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the title of chapter nine?
(a) Blubberball.
(b) Help.
(c) The parents.
(d) Too Clever.

3. What is the fourth line of Miss Honey's poem?
(a) With a mouth like a lemon.
(b) With fun and laughter.
(c) With so lovely a face.
(d) With pale regal skin.

4. Where is Matilda's mother while Matilda is at the library?
(a) At the supermarket.
(b) At home.
(c) At her boyfriend's.
(d) At bingo.

5. Who does Matilda's father say will be joining him in his business?
(a) Miss Trunchball.
(b) Mrs. Wormwood.
(c) Matilda.
(d) Michael.

6. What does Mrs. Wormwood think her daughter should be focusing on?
(a) Playing games in the playground.
(b) Her problems with talking too much.
(c) Her looks and finding a husband.
(d) Learning to make friends.

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

8. What material does Matilda's father say is the secret to his success?
(a) Sawdust.
(b) Hair dye.
(c) Cotton wool.
(d) Bread crumbs.

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

10. What is the natural color of Mrs. Wormwood's hair?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown.
(d) Ginger.

11. What does Mr. Wormwood think his workers think he is trying emulate by keeping his hat on his head all day?
(a) A president.
(b) A king.
(c) An assassin.
(d) A gangster.

12. What magazine does Mr. Wormwood read from cover to cover every week?
(a) The Zoot.
(b) Film Weekly.
(c) The Jobsmag.
(d) The Autocar.

13. What two authors does Matilda say her parents should read to learn more about life?
(a) Smith and Jones.
(b) Elliott and Seymour.
(c) Dickens and Kipling.
(d) Conrad and Selby Jr.

14. What was the name of the school's headmistress?
(a) Mr. Hardbull.
(b) Mr. Goodness.
(c) Mrs. Ragemachine.
(d) Miss Trunchball.

15. What does Matilda's father say he has in his head?
(a) A parrot.
(b) A calulator.
(c) A pen and paper.
(d) A computer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the Red Pony?

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

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

4. What is the title of the only book in Matilda's house?

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

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