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Can you provide ten questions on "Matilda" by Roald Dahl?

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Here are ten questions about "Matilda": 1. Who is Matilda? 2. What is special about her? 3. How does she handle her home life? 4. What is Roald Dahl's view on TV? 5. What injustices are depicted in the novel? 6. What elements make it humorous? 7. Who is worse, Mr. Wormwood or Miss Trunchbull? Explain. 8. Are there real teachers like Miss Trunchbull? 9. Are there real parents like the Wormwoods? 10. If characters were animals, which would they be and why?

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How about these:

1. Who is Matilda?

2. What is special about Matillda?

3. How does she deal with her situation at home?

4. What seems to be Roald Dahl's opinion of watching TV?

5. What evidence can you find of injustice in the novel?

6. What makes Matilda a funny book?

7. Who do you think is worse--Mr. Wormwood or Miss Trunchbull? Explain your answers.

8. Do you think there are really teachers out there like Miss Trunchbull?

9. Do you think there are really parents out there like the Wormwoods?

10. If the following characters in the book were animals, which animal would they be? Explain your answers. Matilda, Mr. Wormwood, Miss Trunchbull, Miss Honey

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