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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. What does Miss Honey invite Matilda for?

2. Who was Miss Honey's cottage built for?

3. What class is Matilda moved into?

4. How does Miss Honey react to Miss Trunchbull storming out of the classroom?

5. Which of the following words does Trunchbull use to describe Bruce Bogtrotter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Matilda practice moving objects at home?

2. Why does Lavender want to get revenge on Trunchbull?

3. How does Miss Honey react to Matilda's claims that she toppled the glass?

4. How does Matilda scare Trunchbull in this section?

5. How does Lavender decide to get revenge on Trunchbull?

6. How does Trunchbull upset Matilda in this section?

7. How does Trunchbull react to seeing a newt in her glass?

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

9. How does Matilda family react when they leave her behind?

10. How does Miss Honey react when Matilda topples the glass?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the difference between how Dahl represents the children to the way he represents the adults? What does the representation say about the way children view the world?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following adult characters and write about what their life was like as a child. How did their upbringing contribute to who they were as an adult.

1. Mr. Wormwood.

2. Mrs. Wormwood.

3. Miss Trunchball.

4. Miss Honey.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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