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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Chapter Four, ("Word Detective") through Chapter Six, ("The Big Idea").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the dictionary writer that Nick tells the class about?
(a) James Redding Ware.
(b) Noah Webster.
(c) Samuel Johnson.
(d) Robert Cawdrey.

2. What does Mrs. Granger say about the dictionary?
(a) It is easily changed.
(b) It is the law.
(c) It is just a book.
(d) It is the truth.

3. Who is Nick's fifth-grade language arts teacher?
(a) Mrs. Avery.
(b) Miss Deaver.
(c) Mrs. Granger.
(d) Mrs. Allen.

4. What is "phase two" of Nick's plan for his report?
(a) Inviting the class to make up their own words.
(b) Making up the word "frindle."
(c) Asking a question about who decides what words mean.
(d) Reading from his dictionary's introduction.

5. Who is the author of Frindle?
(a) Brian Selznick.
(b) Andrew Clements.
(c) Chris Van Allsburg.
(d) Simon Schuster.

Short Answer Questions

1. What question does Mrs. Granger stop Nick's report to ask at the very beginning?

2. What interesting fact about English does Mrs. Granger tell the class?

3. What school does Nick's brother go to?

4. Who gets angry about the sand in the hallway?

5. In Chapter Six, "The Big Idea," what word does Nick remember inventing when he was two years old?

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