Matilda Quiz

On the day her father refused to buy her a book, Matilda.....

• Studies the manuals from his second-hand cars

• Set out all by herself to walk to the public library

• Borrowed a mystery series from a kind neighbor

• Emptied his jar of change to buy books at a yard sale

What did the parrot say in a spooky voice that frightened Matilda’s family?

• 'Rattle my bones'

• Boo! I’m coming to get you!

• “Are you naughty or nice?”

• “Stand and deliver”

What did Miss Honey have Matilda read on the first day of school?

Miss Honey defended Matilda when Miss Trunchbull accused Matilda

• Gluing The Chokey door shut

• Springling itching-powder on her car seat

• Eating a slice of her special fruit cake

• Putting a stink-bomb under her desk

Why had Miss Trunchbull put Hortensia in The Chokey the first time?

• She wore her long hair in a bun, just like Miss Trunchbull.

• She put vinegar in Miss Trunchbull’s water pitcher.

• She poured syrup on the seat of Miss Trunchbull’s chair.

• She could not answer a math question.

Lavender’s secret idea to do something truly heroic involved...

• Catching newt from a pond at the bottom of her garden

• Filling her large pockets with a hammer, nails and a drill.

• Making an incredibly strong teacher-trapping net

• Wrapping small pebbles inside empty toffee wrappers.

What did Matilda do for Miss Honey at her cottage?

• She picked a bunch of tulips from the garden.

• She brought a bucket of water from the well.

• She gathered kindling.

• She made a pot of coffee

Miss Honey said that when she became a teacher, her aunt had...

To help Miss Honey, what did Matilda practice while using eye-power?

• Opening a safe without setting off an alarm.

• Turning the radio and TV on and off

• Making people obey by staring into their eyes

• Lifting and hold an object in the air

Which of these did NOT happen after Miss Trunchbull disappeared?

• Miss Honey moved into the RED house.

• Matilda lost her powers

• Miss Honey was appointed Head Teacher.

• Matilda moved up to Miss Plimsoll’s class.