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

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

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

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

5. What interesting fact about English does Mrs. Granger tell the class?
(a) It is very difficult to learn.
(b) It is the language with the most words.
(c) It contains words borrowed from many other languages.
(d) It is related to German.

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. Who is Nick's fifth-grade language arts teacher?

4. Who is Nick's fourth-grade teacher?

5. Why does Mrs. Granger finally cut Nick off and end his report?

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