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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. How does Mrs. Granger respond to the students using the word so much after picture day?
(a) She makes Nick stay after school and write an apology for the spoiled picture.
(b) She announces that she will punish anyone who uses the word "frindle."
(c) She makes up her own silly word for "pen."
(d) She tries to ignore it.

2. What is in the envelope that gets delivered to the newspaper reporter at work on the morning after she interviews people at the school?
(a) A pen labeled "frindle."
(b) A statement from Nick.
(c) A copy of Mrs. Granger's "frindle" punishment policy.
(d) The fifth grade class picture.

3. By Chapter 13, "Ripples," what surprising change has happened with the word "frindle"?
(a) Mrs. Granger makes it a vocabulary word.
(b) The students are not saying it anymore.
(c) Even teachers are using it.
(d) Its meaning has changed.

4. Who is Nick's fourth-grade teacher?
(a) Mrs. Allen.
(b) Miss Deaver.
(c) Mrs. Granger.
(d) Mrs. Avery.

5. How does Nick's teacher react to the tropical island decorations?
(a) She sighs and tells Nick that he is being childish.
(b) She asks if the kids would mind if she plays some "beach" music.
(c) She says they are "colorful" and seems happy.
(d) She asks Nick to stop making a mess.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter Fifteen, "And the Winner Is," what does Nick learn when Mrs. Granger's package arrives?

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

4. In the beginning of Chapter 13, "Ripples," how is Westfield dealing with the "frindle" issue?

5. Who is probably the happiest about the word "frindle" spreading across the country?

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