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Quiz about Matilda Bone by Karen Cushman

Matilda Bone by Karen Cushman Trivia Quiz

I just read "Matilda Bone", and I thought it would be a great book to quiz on since I am a new fan! Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by Kendra23. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Kendra23

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
95,181

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
221

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. In what era is this book set? Hint

Ancient Times

The Middle Ages

The Civil War

The Ice Age

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Question 2 of 10

2. Matilda is sent to assist a lady of what occupation? Hint

bonesetter

sage

witch

physician

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is a favorite Latin saying of Matilda's? Hint

Carpe diem

Saliva mucusque

Athos porthos

Diabolus diabolus

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who is the woman that Matilda becomes an apprentice for? Hint

Red Peg

Delvina Puddle

Olivia Bat

Sage Diabla

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Question 5 of 10

5. The first time Matilda is sent to market what does she get swindled into buying? Hint

rotten apples

snake

eel

magic beans

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the name of Matilda's friend who works in the kitchen of Master Theobold's house? Hint

Mildred

Winnifred

Tildy

Gwenny

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Question 7 of 10

7. What handicap does Nathaniel have? Hint

deafness

blindness

mute

armless

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who is Nathaniel's apprentice? Hint

Wilfred Green

Walter Mudd

Jack Thyme

Thomas Muck

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Question 9 of 10

9. What does Matilda's good friend get knocked into? Hint

a cave

a snake pit

a well

a river

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Question 10 of 10

10. To whom does Matilda go to save her friend's life? Hint

Alva

Master Theobold

Margery

Father Leufredus

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what era is this book set?

Answer: The Middle Ages

In the Middle Ages most medical practitioners were trained by apprenticeships or experience. (Taken from Karen Cushman's "Author's Note" at the end of the novel)

2. Matilda is sent to assist a lady of what occupation?

Answer: bonesetter

Matilda does not care for her new job as an assistant. She would rather be quoting Latin.

3. What is a favorite Latin saying of Matilda's?

Answer: Saliva mucusque

I love this saying! It means "Spit and Slime" in Latin, so Matilda found herself saying this a lot as she did not like her new conditions with the bonesetter.

4. Who is the woman that Matilda becomes an apprentice for?

Answer: Red Peg

Red Peg has, "hair orange as a carrot peeping from beneath a greasy kerchief" (Cushman 5).

5. The first time Matilda is sent to market what does she get swindled into buying?

Answer: eel

The fish man lied to Matilda and told her that the stronger the smell of fish than the better it tastes.

6. What was the name of Matilda's friend who works in the kitchen of Master Theobold's house?

Answer: Tildy

When Tildy finds out Matilda has the same name she says, "Two Matildas! It must be God's plan that we be friends!" (Cushman 55).

7. What handicap does Nathaniel have?

Answer: blindness

Matilda writes to Oxford in hopes of finding him a cure.

8. Who is Nathaniel's apprentice?

Answer: Walter Mudd

He is an apprentice to Nathaniel the apothecary.

9. What does Matilda's good friend get knocked into?

Answer: a well

Fat Annet struck Tildy with a basket and caused her to fall into the well.

10. To whom does Matilda go to save her friend's life?

Answer: Margery

This is a big step in Matilda's development of character. Before Tildy is injured, she thinks that Master Theobold is a master healer since he is more knowledgeable and educated than Margery; however, she realizes that Margery is the better doctor even if she does not know Latin or Astrology. Matilda's entire outlook on people's worth changes as a result.

Source: Author Kendra23

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