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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Chapter Seven, ("Word Wars") through Chapter Nine, ("Chess").

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Nick not use the introduction to his dictionary to write his report?
(a) It is above his reading level.
(b) He does not realize it is there until he has already written his report.
(c) It does not have any useful information.
(d) The introduction to his dictionary is missing.

3. What do Nick and his friends plan for school picture day?
(a) The fifth graders hold up pens and say "frindle" when their class picture is taken.
(b) All of the fifth graders tape a picture of a pen labeled "frindle" to their shirts before getting their pictures taken.
(c) He and his friends all hold up signs that say "frindle" during the class photo.
(d) He and his friends stand together and spell out the letters "F-R-I-N-D-L-E" with their hands in the class photo.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Margaret Chatham?

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

3. In Chapter Four, "Word Detective," what are the neighborhood kids doing while Nick does homework?

4. Why does the photographer not just take a different picture of the fifth grade class?

5. Who has the idea to get every fifth grader to ask Mrs. Granger for a "frindle"?

(see the answer key)

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