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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 prank does Nick play in his fourth-grade classroom?
(a) He makes bird noises.
(b) He convinces the teacher that his name is "Jeff."
(c) He hides the dictionaries.
(d) He turns his class into a tropical island.

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

3. What kind of bird does Nick learn to do an impression of?
(a) Blue jay.
(b) Crow.
(c) Robin.
(d) Blackbird.

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

5. What state does Nick live in?
(a) Wisconsin.
(b) New Hampshire.
(c) Minnesota.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Nick not use the introduction to his dictionary to write his report?

2. Who gets in trouble for the prank that Nick plays on Mrs. Avery?

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

4. What school does Nick go to?

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

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