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6. Which quote shows dolores doesnt trust Mr Watts?

  • 'My mum shot him a look of suspision, i iknew she didnt know that saying food for thought'
  • once again it looked like the white world had forgotten us

7. 'he was dressed like someone going to catch a plane' Why is mr watts dressed like this

  • he is betraying the vilagers to the redskins
  • he wants to appear intelligent to the redskins, so he can explain the miss understanding
  • hes about to talk to matilda about an escape

8. Which of these is a key theme in the novel?

  • Ignorance
  • Innocence
  • Australia in the 1990's

9. which is a theme in the novel?

  • the theme of leaving
  • the theme of poverty
  • the theme of memories and fragments

10. What was new to the children as mr watts read to them?

  • the classroom they were in
  • it was in english
  • the speed of his reading

11. what does matilda writing pip next to her family tree show?

  • the rift forming between matilda and dolores
  • how in her mind he is equal to family
  • the effect mr watts has had on her life

12. Why at first do the children call mr watts 'popeye'?

  • because the children never saw him smile
  • because of the way his eyes popped out of his head
  • because of how his apperance was so different to that of any one else in the village

13. whos baby is Evas?

  • Mr Birlings
  • Eric
  • Gerald

14. what is suggested in the line: a window opens and a bird flys out?

  • the freedom the islander have
  • that when there is oppotunity, the islanders know to take it.
  • that there is rich wildlife on the island

15. How is Grace/Mrs Watts described on the first page?

  • Matilda says 'she appeared to have know great suffering'
  • Matilda says 'She looked like an Ice Queen'
  • Matilda says 'She was Crazy and of interest to us kids'

16. how does dolores come across to the reader?

  • shy deeply rligous and knowledgeable
  • fiercly proud, protective of the daughter, deeply religous
  • shy, caring, and a good listener

17. who saves matilda?

  • gilberts family
  • her father
  • the rebels

18. whats the techniqued used in the line: 'an old dog had its belly ripped out' and whats the effect of it on the village.

  • violent verbs, makes them mistrusting of the rebels
  • extended metaphor, silent threat
  • personification, silent threat

19. why is one set used for the whole play?

  • it makes the room more tense so there is more emotion at each stage of the play
  • because less money is then spent on props
  • because hen theaudience will pay more atention to the things the characters on stage say

20. where does matilda avoid as a result of her mothers death?

  • the beach
  • the pig graves
  • the river