1. What qualities would not Matilda like to see in her parents?, Rich, Loving, Understanding, Intelligent, 2. What does make Matilda's life with her parents bearable?, Reading her books, Going to school, Panishing them, Visiting the library, 3. What does the phrase ‘run rings around them’ mean?, To run around them literally, To be much better/beat someone, To play a game with rings, To put rings on fingers, 4. How many cars did Mr Wormwood sell that day?, Ten, Three, Eleven, Five, 5. What color tie does Mr. Wormwood wear in this chapter?, A yellow tie, A green tie, A blue tie, A purple tie, 6. What does the author say Mr. Wormwood looks like in his loud suit?, A butler, A paparazzi, A low-grade bookmaker, An Italian Opera singer, 7. Why was Mr. Wormwood trying to teach his son arithmetic?, He can’t add sums, He gets bad marks at school, He asks for help with his homework, He’s going into business one day, 8. What does Matilda's father say he has in his head?, A calculator, A dictionary, c. A computer, A telephone directory, 9. Why does Matilda’s father never sell cars for a round figure?, It sounds cleverer, It sounds less but it isn’t, He doesn’t like round figures, It’s less, 10. How much money did he earn that day?, a. More than 4000 pounds, 3000 pounds, Less than 1000 pounds, 500 pounds, 11. Who gives the answer first?, Michael, Mrs. Wormwood, Matilda, Nobody, 12. Why does Matilda’s father think she is a cheat?, No one can answer like that, The girls are too stupid, She has the possibility to look at the piece of paper with the answer, Matilda is a liar.

Chapter 5. Arithmetic

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