Questions to "The Reader of Books" by I.Volkov and V.Reznikova

1. What did Matilda do that made other people’s eyes pop?
2. What was Matilda’s speech like when she was one and a half?
3. When did Matilda start reading newspapers and magazines?
4. What did her parents call her?
5. Were Matilda’s family well educated?
6. What was the only book in the household?
7. What did Matilda ask her daddy for?
8. What did her father reply?

9. How often was Matilda left alone?
10. What did Matilda decide to do after her father had refused to buy her a book?
11. What was Mrs. Phelps job?
12. Did Matilda introduce herself to the librarian?
13. What was Mrs. Phelps reaction when she saw that such a tiny girl had arrived at the library without a parent?
14. Did she offer help? What was Matilda’s reply?
15. Where did Matilda sit in the library?
16. What did Matilda do when she had read all children’s books?
17. What kind of book did Mrs. Phelps want to pick first?
18. What book did Matilda like best of all?
19. How long did it take Matilda to read “Great Expectations”?
20. How many pages did “Great Expectations” contain in that edition?

21. What books by Charles Dickens did Matilda read?
22. What other books did she read?
23. Where did the books transport her?
24. What was Matilda totally absorbed in?
25. In the end, did Matilda read at the library or at home?

Ivan Volkov, Vera Reznikova, 7A