Matilda - Chapters 3-4

Which is the best main idea statement of chapter 3, "The Hat and the Superglue"?

• Matilda used superglue to get a hat stuck on her dad's head. It cannot be pulled off, so he is embarrassed at work, does not shower, and struggles to sleep. Eventually it is cut off.

• A hat is stuck on Mr. Wormwood's head.

• Matilda attempts to change her father's crooked ways.

• Matilda tricks her dad into gluing a hat onto himself, and it ruins all of his daily activities.

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Ms. Wormwood "turned pink"; why was she embarrassed?

• She was embarrassed by her husband in the hat.

• She was caught picking her nose.

• She got a hat stuck on her head.

• She could not remove the hat off of Mr. Wormwood.

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Do you agree with Matilda's plans of "counter-attacking"? Explain why or why not.

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How does Mr. Wormwood ripping Matilda's book affect the story's plot?

• Matilda hides the parrot in the house.

• Matilda becomes disappointed in her father.

• Matilda will not be able to return to the library.

• Matilda comes up with a plan to pay for the book.

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taciturn: reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little

Which line best shows that Matilda is taciturn?

• "The only sensible thing to do when you are attacked is, as Napoleon once said, to counter-attack."

• "She seemed to know that neither crying nor sulking ever got anyone anywhere."

• "'It's a library book!' Matilda cried. 'It doesn't belong to me! I have to return it to Ms. Phelps!'"

• Matilda staggered back to her own empty house carrying the tall cage in both hands.

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Read the following line from the story:

"Most children in Matilda's place would have burst into floods of tears."

The line above contains what literary element?

• summary

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

What happens right before Mr. Wormwood destroys Matilda's book?

• Matilda snickers at her dad for being grumpy.

• Matilda tries to explain why it's a lovely book.

• Matilda tells her dad why reading would be good for him.

• Matilda tricks her dad into getting a hat stuck on his head.

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How does Matilda's brother, Michael, feel about their father?

• he feels the same as Matilda

• he is frightened of him

• he is uninterested in him

• he is marveled by him

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Matilda has her own strategies to stay calm and happy. What is something you do that helps keep you calm and happy?

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