Matilda Chapters 17-21
Answer the following questions using complete sentences.
- What are the settings in these chapters?
- Why did Miss Honey choose Matilda to tell her story
to?
- At the bottom of page 196 is a typographical error,
or typo. What is it?
- On p. 199, what does ÒcowedÓ mean?
- On p.
202, Miss Honey said that she paid 10 pence a week for her cottage. If 10 pence is 1/10 of an English
pound, and one pound equals $1.74, how much is 10 pence equal to? Think this wayÉwhat would 1/10 of
$1.74 be?
- On p. 228, what does ÒSheÕs done a bunkÓ mean?
- Matilda
was able to live with Miss Honey while her family moved to Spain. Why did her parents allow her to
stay behind? Will they miss
her? Why or why not? Will Matilda miss her family? Why or why not?
- In a
paragraph of 5-8 sentences only, write a summary telling what happened in
these chapters.
Complete an Open Mind for either
Matilda or Miss Honey. You must
write at least 8 things you know about her and draw at least 5 other
ideas. You need at least 13
separate ideas on your paper.