Read the excerpt from Matilda by Roald Dahl."What about something much harder, like two times four hundred and eighty-seven? Could you tell me that?""I think so, yes," Matilda said."Are you sure?""Why yes, Miss Honey, I'm fairly sure.""What is it then, two times four hundred and eighty-seven?"
Answer
A
Matilda is very good at multiplication, but she does not know how to divide.
B
Miss Honey desperately wants Matilda to get a wrong answer.
C
Miss Honey is stunned by Matilda’s ability to multiply high numbers.
D
Matilda wants to impress Miss Honey with her multiplication skills.