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 school does Nick's brother go to?
(a) He is an elementary school student.
(b) He is a high school student.
(c) He is a college student.
(d) He is a middle school student.

2. Why does Mrs. Granger finally cut Nick off and end his report?
(a) She knows that he is just trying to waste class time.
(b) He is repeating the same ideas over and over.
(c) Toward the end of his report, Nick just starts making things up.
(d) The last part of the report does not make sense.

3. Who puts an end to the tropical island theme in Nick's classroom?
(a) Nick's mother.
(b) The principal.
(c) The teacher.
(d) Nick.

4. Why is fifth grade different from third and fourth grades?
(a) The fifth graders are expected to do work in the summertime, before school starts.
(b) The fifth graders get an extra recess because they are older.
(c) It is more serious because students are getting ready for middle school.
(d) It is at a different school building.

5. How does Nick end up with extra homework on his first day of fifth grade?
(a) He tells the teacher that he does not think that homework is a good idea.
(b) He tries to distract his teacher with a question so that she forgets to give homework.
(c) He gets caught trying to leave class a few minutes early.
(d) He brags to the class that he did not do any homework in fourth grade.