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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Chapter Seven, ("Word Wars") through Chapter Nine, ("Chess").

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Nick's fourth-grade teacher?
(a) Mrs. Avery.
(b) Miss Deaver.
(c) Mrs. Granger.
(d) Mrs. Allen.

3. How does Nick's teacher react to the tropical island decorations?
(a) She asks if the kids would mind if she plays some "beach" music.
(b) She says they are "colorful" and seems happy.
(c) She asks Nick to stop making a mess.
(d) She sighs and tells Nick that he is being childish.

4. What does Mrs. Granger like very, very much?
(a) The thesaurus.
(b) The dictionary.
(c) The library.
(d) The encyclopedia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first important thing that happens when Nick and Janet are walking home together after school?

2. What kind of bird does Nick learn to do an impression of?

3. After his meeting with Mrs. Granger in Chapter Eight, "Mightier than the Sword," what does Nick suddenly realize?

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

5. How does Nick end up with extra homework on his first day of fifth grade?

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