What two things could Fred's parrot say?
"Hello" and "Rattle my bones"
What does Mr. Wormwood use to make his cars run smoothly?
He puts sawdust on the cars' engines.
What does Mr. Wormwood usually rub his hair with?
He rubs his hair with hair tonic.
Who is Mrs. Phelps and where does she work?
She's a librarian. She works in the public library.
What did Mr. Wormwood do to Matilda's book?
He tore its pages.
Which adjectives could be used to describe Matilda?
Extra-ordinary / brilliant / sensible / nimble / book-loving / talented / clever / quick-witted / sharp
Who bilks and diddles in this story?
Mr. Wormwood. He gets money unfairly and dishonestly.
What do the Wormwood's do to have supper?
They eat in front of the TV using trays to put their plates on.
What did Matilda do to prevent going around the bend?
She would take revenge on her parents.
Why did Matilda put the parrot's cage inside the chimney?
So it could not be seen while it talked and her parents would think there was a ghost in the house.
What did Matilda give Fred in exchange for borrowing his parrot for a day?
She gave him one week of her pocket-money.
What was the first adult's book Matilda read?
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens.
What is Matilda's setting?
It's set in an English village in the 1970s or 1980s.
What does Matilda's mum do all day?
She goes play Bingo.
The Wormwood's are described as gormless crooks. What does that mean?
Gormless means stupid or foolish and crook means dishonest.
What kind of poem does Miss Honey show Matilda?
A limerick.
