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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Trunchbull react to the message?

2. How does the author describe the brick Miss Honey"s house is made from?

3. What is the name of the book Miss Trunchbull references?

4. Why does Matilda's parents agree to allow Matilda to live with Miss Honey?

5. Why does Miss Honey think Matilda can no longer move objects with her eyes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Matilda get from Miss Honey at the end of her stay?

2. How does Matilda scare Trunchbull in this section?

3. What does Trunchbull say would have happened if there had been a newt in her glass?

4. How does life at school get better after Trunchbull leaves?

5. How does Matilda practice moving objects at home?

6. What is Matilda's plan to get back at Trunchbull?

7. How does Trunchbull try to force the children into making a mistake?

8. What does Miss Honey tells Matilda about her life?

9. Summarize the novel.

10. Why does Matilda think she has the power she has?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way are Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood bad parents? What makes a good parent?

Essay Topic 2

How should adults deal with highly intelligent children? What mistakes do the adults make in dealing with Matilda? What problems are there in the way Miss Honey deals with Matilda's intelligence?

Essay Topic 3

In what way is Matilda's situation at the beginning of the book serious and traumatic? Despite the serious subject matter, how does Dahl keep the book lighthearted? What statement does the story make about difficult childhoods?

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