MATILDA

Do either the odd or even numbered questions

 

The Reader of Books; Mr. Wormwood, The Great Car

Dealer; The Hat and The Superglue; The Ghost

1.      How would you describe four-year-old Matilda?

2.      How are Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood different from

most parents of unusually bright children?

3.      What trick does Matilda play on her parents after

Mr. Wormwood rips up her library book?

Arithmetic; The Platinum-Blond Man; Miss Honey; The

Trunchbull

1.      What was "Matilda's magic medicine," and how did

it affect her father?

2.      Why are the children in Miss Honey's class so fond

of her

3.      What suggestion does Miss Honey make to the

headmistress about Matilda? How does Miss
Trunchbull react?

The Parents; Throwing the Hammer; Bruce Bogtrotter

and the Cake; Lavender

1.      Why does Miss Honey risk acting against Miss

Trunchbull's wishes by going to Matilda's house?
 2.      Why is Matilda well liked by her classmates?

3.      Why does Miss Trunchbull decide to punish Amanda

Tripp? What does she do to her?

The Weekly Test; The First Miracle; The Second Miracle;

Miss Honey's Cottage

1.      What is ridiculous about Miss Trunchbull's idea for

an ideal school?

2.      Why do you think Miss Trunchbull accuses Matilda

of putting the newt in her water glass?

3.      What is the "first miracle"? How does Matilda do it?

Miss Honey's Story; The Names; The Practice

1.      Why does Miss Honey live in a tiny cottage without

any furniture or conveniences?

2.      What does Matilda practice doing for a whole

week? How does she improve her skill?

The Third Miracle; A New Home

1.      Summarize the message on the chalkboard that

Matilda writes using her magical eye power.

2.      How does Miss Honey get a new home?

3.      Why does Matilda eventually go to live with Miss

Honey?