Matilda - Chapters 16-18

What kind of house does Miss Honey live in?

• A small, cozy cottage
• A spacious, luxurious penthouse
• A cramped, run-down apartment
• A large, modern mansion

What kind of bug did Miss Trunchbull refer Matilda to?

• newt

• cockroach

• spider
• butterfly

What does a precocious child mean?

• A child who is average in every way
• A child who is very shy and reserved
• A child who is always late for appointments
• A child who develops certain abilities at an earlier age than is usual or expected.

What color was the porcelain jug that Miss Trunchbull drank out of?

• Yellow
• Red
• Blue
• Green

What did Miss Trunchbull call the long lizard animal?

• Kangaroo
• Newt
• Elephant
• Crocodile

What color was Matilda seeing before she felt her powers kick in?

• Blue
• Green
• Yellow
• Red

What secret did Matilda share with Miss Honey in the classroom?

• Her telekinetic powers
• Her time-traveling abilities
• Her invisibility cloak
• Her ability to speak to animals

What does the word interesting mean?

• Uninteresting and unappealing
• Unremarkable and dull
• Arousing curiosity or catching one's attention
• Boring and unexciting

Who wrote the poem that Miss Honey shared with Matilda while walking up to the cottage?

• Roald Dahl
• Thomas Louis

• Dylan Thomas

• Shel Silverstein

What was Matilda appalled of?

• the behavior of her classmates and the unfair treatment by her parents
• the behavior of her siblings and the unfair treatment by her classmates
• Miss Trunchbull and her loud voice

• that her teacher lived in poor living conditions.