Characters
What is Matilda's last name?
Wormwood
What is Matilda's favorite thing to do?
Read!
Why did Matilda decide to play pranks on her family?
Because they treated her badly and she wanted her revenge
Matilda wanted to go to school. True or False?
TRUE
What is a newt?
An amphibian salamander
What is Mrs. Phelps job?
A librarian
He scams people into buying used cars
Name two pranks Matilda pulled on her parents
1. Gluing the hat to her father's head
2. Using a parrot to imitate a ghost
3. Switching her mother's hair bleach with her father's hair products
What does Miss Trunchbull hate more than anything?
Pigtails
What is the difference between Miss and Mrs.?
Miss refers to a woman who is unmarried while Mrs. refers to a woman that is married
Describe the physical appearance of Matilda's parents
Her mother is fat and blonde while her father is very skinny with darker hair
What happened to Miss Honey's mother and father?
They both died
Who put the newt in Miss Trunchbull's water glass?
Lavender
When children are bad at Matilda's school, Miss Trunchbull puts them in a specific place. What is this place called?
The Chokey
Who is the author of Matilda?
Roald Dahl
What is Miss Trunchbull's first name?
Agatha
Which emotion triggered Matilda's telekinetic powers? Why was she feeling this way?
Anger because Miss Trunchbull blamed her for something she didn't do
Matilda is sad that she lost her powers. True or False?
FALSE
What happened to Miss Trunchbull? Why didn't she return to school?
She left because she was scared Miss Honey's father's ghost would attack her
Name one book Matilda read.
Great Expectations, The Secret Garden, Oliver Twist, Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice, Gone to Earth, The Invisible Man, The Old Man and the Sea, Animal Farm, The Grapes of Wrath, etc...
What was the name of the boy who was forced to eat an entire chocolate cake?
Bruce Bogtrotter
Where did Matilda's parents move to?
Spain
What was the third miracle (the final prank on Miss Trunchbull)?
Matilda used chalk to write messages on the board pretending to be Miss Honey's father
Matilda wanted to get revenge for Miss Honey. What item did she practice with?
A cigar
Where is Roald Dahl from?
Britain (specifically Wales)