Matilda

What does Matilda's father do for a living?

• banker

• car salesman

• jeweler

• owns a garbage company

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Why did Matilda hide the parrot?

• so her parents would not know she had it

• she stole it from her neighbor

• to make her parents think there was a ghost in the house

• because her parents hated birds

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Which is a prank that Matilda pulled on her parents?

• hid her mother's jewelry

• turned their hair purple

• made them look through binoculars with rings around their eyes

• glued her father's hat to his head

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Who was Mrs. Phelps?

• the librarian

• Matilda's neighbor

• Matilda's teacher

• Mr. Wormwood's secretary

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Why was Mrs. Phelps important to Matilda?

• she protected Matilda from her parents

• she talked to her parents about how special Matilda was

• she introduced Matilda to great books

• she helped Matilda with her pranks

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Why did Mrs. Trunchbull want to punish Matilda?

• because she does not like smart children

• because Matilda's father cheated her on a car

• because she thinks Matilda is naughty

• because she thinks Matilda cheats on her schoolwork

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What prank does Lavender pull on Miss Trunchbull?

• she poured water on her

• she wrote something funny on the chalkboard

• she pulled her chair out from under her

• she put a newt in her water jug

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Miss Trunchbull is Miss Honey's ___________?

• aunt

• mother

• former teacher

• sister

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What does Matilda do that makes Miss Trunchbull flee?

• she tells her that she knows her secret

• she pretends to be the ghost of Magnus

• she finds out that the house really belongs to Miss Honey

• she and Lavender put snakes on her desk

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Why does Matilda's special gift stop working?

• because Miss Trunchbull is gone

• because her life got better

• because she has to use more of her brain power for learning after she skips ahead in school

• because her parents are gone

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