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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Chapter Thirteen, ("Ripples") through Chapter Fifteen, ("And the Winner Is").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first important thing that happens when Nick and Janet are walking home together after school?
(a) Nick remembers making up a word when he was two years old.
(b) Janet tells Nick that he should stop wasting their time in class.
(c) Nick realizes that he has the power to name things.
(d) Janet finds a pen.

2. In Chapter Fifteen, "And the Winner Is," what is one thing that arrives in the package from Mrs. Granger?
(a) A photograph.
(b) A dictionary.
(c) A copy of something Nick wrote in fifth grade.
(d) A copy of a report card.

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

4. Who is Mrs. Freed?
(a) The school principal.
(b) The school secretary.
(c) A newspaper reporter.
(d) A television reporter.

5. While they are talking with Mrs. Chatham, how does Nick's father look?
(a) Bored.
(b) Amused.
(c) Angry.
(d) Embarrassed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nick introduce his new word?

2. What word does Nick invent for "pen"?

3. Why did Nick's mother buy him a new dictionary?

4. What does Mrs. Granger say about the dictionary?

5. In Chapter 14, "Inside Nick," who is the first person to notice that something is bothering Nick?

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