What was Matildas surname?
Matilda’s surname, or last name, in the book is Wormwood.
What is the surname of James in the Giant Peach?
James Henry Trotter is a boy who lives happily with his parents in a house by the sea. Unfortunately, when he is four years old, a rhinoceros with a strange carnivorous appetite escapes from the zoo and eats James’ parents, so he ends up with his two cruel aunts, Spiker and Sponge.
What is the surname of the author of James and the Giant Peach and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
Roald Dahl
| Roald Dahl | |
|---|---|
| Period | 1942–1990 |
| Genre | Fantasy, suspense |
| Notable works | James and the Giant Peach Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Fantastic Mr Fox Danny, the Champion of the World George’s Marvellous Medicine The BFG The Witches Matilda |
| Spouse | Patricia Neal (m. 1953; div. 1983) Felicity Crosland (m. 1983; his death 1990) |
What does Matilda’s father do for a living?
Mr Wormwood – husband to Mrs Wormwood and father of Michael and Matilda – is a second-hand car salesman who likes to swindle his customers. “Sawdust,” he tells his family, “is one of the great secrets of my success.”
Who was Matilda’s teacher?
Miss Honey
Miss Honey is Matilda Wormwood’s class teacher at Crunchem Hall Primary School. Aside from librarian Mrs Phelps, she is the first person to fully appreciate Matilda’s incredible abilities and tries to bring them to the attention of the school’s formidable headteacher Miss Trunchbull and Matilda’s uninterested parents.
What’s the name of the boy in Matilda?
Sophie Dahl was surprised when it was discovered that in an early draft of another of Dahl’s most popular books, The BFG, the child who befriends the big friendly giant was a boy called Jodie, rather than a girl named Sophie. There was also a shock when an early draft of Matilda was read.
Why did Roald Dahl write James and the Giant Peach?
Roald Dahl was originally going to write about a giant cherry, but changed it to James and the Giant Peach because a peach is “prettier, bigger and squishier than a cherry.” Because of the story’s occasional macabre and potentially frightening content, it has become a regular target of censors.
Where does Matilda live in the book Matilda?
Matilda’s family mistreats her, and she longs for a nicer family; eventually, she ends up with her loving teacher, Miss Honey. James longs for playmates and a nicer family, too. He ultimately lives in Manhattan in a giant peach pit, with friends surrounding him.
How are James and the Giant Peach’s parents killed?
James’ parents are not eaten by a rhinoceros that escaped from the zoo. Instead they are eaten by supernatural giant sky rhinoceroses made of storm clouds. James’ evil aunts Spiker and Sponge are not killed by the peach. Instead they drive to America after the peach, through the ocean.