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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapter Ten, ("Freedom of the Press") through Chapter Twelve, ("Airwaves").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Nick's local newspaper?
(a) The New Haven Gazette.
(b) The Westfield Journal.
(c) The New Haven Journal.
(d) The Westfield Gazette.

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

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

4. How do the students at Nick's school react when they hear about the class picture?
(a) They all try to think of something funny to do in their class pictures.
(b) They think it is great that Nick and his friends upset the teachers.
(c) They think it was wrong to spoil the picture.
(d) They all start using the word "frindle."

5. Who tells the reporter "it is not a battle" (61)?
(a) Nick.
(b) Mrs. Chatham.
(c) Mrs. Granger.
(d) Mrs. Allen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the school principal tell the newspaper reporter about the "frindle" problem?

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

3. What makes the school secretary irritated when the newspaper reporter asks her about "frindle"?

4. Why does the author have many different characters repeat the sentence, "What is the meaning of this?" (68-69)?

5. Who is Alice Lunderson?

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