Matilda

by Roald Dahl

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Matilda Questions and Answers

What is the main theme of the book Matilda?

Describe the trick Matilda plays on her father. What happens to him as a result?

What is the name of the teacher?

What is Matilda's brother's name in Matilda by Roald Dahl?

List five complaints the Wormwood parents had about Matilda.

How does the author of Matilda think parents should treat their children? Do you agree with him?

What is the first trick Matilda plays on her parents?

Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood neglect Matilda and do not treat her with love and care. Express your opinion on the statement.

How does Mrs. Phelps help Matilda?

What is the personality of Mr. Wormwood in Matilda?

What are the best parts in Matilda by Roald Dahl?

Write a detailed description of Matilda's special power. How does she utilize it positively?

What does Miss Trunchbull want to do to Nigel Hicks in Matilda by Roald Dahl?

Who is Miss Trunchbull and why do children fear her?

How would you feel if you were Matilda?

What did Mr.Wormwood do to Matilda's library book? What is Matilda's plan of counter attack? Why was Mr. Wormwood trying to teach Micheal arithmetic?

Describe what had happened to Julius Rottwinkle in Matilda.

What does Matilda's mother do all day in Matilda?

Why is Matilda called a "gifted" girl?

What was Miss Trunchbull's behavior like towards small kids in school?

In Matilda, why is Mrs. Wormwood unable to make dinner at home?

Who put itching powder in the headmistress's gym knickers?

Relate how Miss Trunchbull tries to teach Eric Ink the spelling of "what" in Matilda. Why and how does Miss Trunchbull's opinion of Mr. Wormwood change? How does Matilda manage to topple the glass? Do you think Miss Honey believes that Matilda has a special gift? Why or why not?

How does the author of Matilda think parents should treat their children? Do you agree with him?

Why does Matilda go to Fred’s house?

What are some things Matilda knows in school that her classmates do not, and what does Miss Honey try to tell Miss Trunchbull about Matilda? Why does Honey visit Matilda's house?

How would you react if Trunchbull wandered into one of your classrooms?  

Do you think Miss Trunchbell was normal in Matilda? Give reasons to support your answer.

What is the reader's feeling after reading Chapter 1 of Matilda?

What made Matilda's life more tolerable?

What are the elements of feminism in the book Matilda? What evidence or examples can you give to prove that Matilda is a feminist book?

What is Mr. Wormwood's personality in Matilda?

How are doting parents addressed by the author?

How did Matilda manage to convince her family that there was a ghost in the house?

Can you give me a summary of Matilda by Roald Dahl?

Why do you think Miss Honey's aunt treated her so appallingly in Matilda?

In Matilda, some characters adopt various ways to deal with Miss Trunchbell. What strategy would you apply to deal with her if she were your head mistress? (Make sure to answer the question in 3–4 sentences in past tense.) Describe a similarity and a difference in the character traits of Lavender and Hortensia. (Please answer this question in 3–4 sentences in past tense.)

"Everyone waited." What effect does this short sentence have in Matilda?

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How long was Mr. Wormwood nice to Matilda after the superglue incident?

What different gender norms are contrasted in the novel? How are they in conflict with one another? Are there any implicit values connected to specific gender roles in Matilda?