Matilda's Mathematical Abilities

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What does Miss Honey expect the students to know by the end of the week?

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She expects every student to know the two-times table by heart.

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How does Matilda respond when Miss Honey asks if anyone knows the two-times table?

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Matilda raises her hand and begins to recite the two-times table without hesitation.

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What amazes Miss Honey about Matilda's ability with numbers?

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Miss Honey is amazed that Matilda can easily multiply large numbers in her head, even though Miss Honey finds it difficult herself.

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What is Matilda’s explanation for how she multiplies numbers so quickly?

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Matilda says she just puts the numbers in her head and multiplies them without any difficulty, almost as if it happens automatically.

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Why does Miss Honey say the human brain is 'an amazing thing'?

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She says this in admiration of Matilda’s remarkable mental math abilities, which seem to go beyond what a typical student could do.

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What realization does Miss Honey come to about Matilda by the end of the passage?

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Miss Honey realizes that Matilda is a prodigy with an extraordinary mathematical mind, which she finds rare and remarkable.