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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapter Ten, ("Freedom of the Press") through Chapter Twelve, ("Airwaves").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does Nick invent for "pen"?
(a) Frindle.
(b) Grunible.
(c) Drimble.
(d) Snimple.

2. What is the name of Nick's local newspaper?
(a) The Westfield Journal.
(b) The Westfield Gazette.
(c) The New Haven Gazette.
(d) The New Haven Journal.

3. How does Nick introduce his new word?
(a) He starts a pretend argument about who took his pen.
(b) He puts up a poster with a pen on it.
(c) He pretends to have forgotten his pen.
(d) He gives everyone in class a new pen.

4. What question is Mrs. Granger answering when she says "You do, Nicholas" (29)?
(a) Who wastes time in class?
(b) Who sets a bad example for other students?
(c) Who decides what words mean?
(d) Who knows the most about the dictionary?

5. Where does Nick choose to introduce his new word to the school?
(a) The lunchroom.
(b) Mrs. Granger's class.
(c) The school newspaper.
(d) In the hallway before school starts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is in the envelope that gets delivered to the newspaper reporter at work on the morning after she interviews people at the school?

2. Why do Nick and Janet miss the bus?

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

4. How does Nick feel after the newspaper article is published?

5. When the "frindle" story is on the national news, what other word do they tell the audience was made up by just one person?

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