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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When do Nick's parents expect homework to be done?
(a) They do not have a rule about this.
(b) Before bedtime.
(c) Right after school.
(d) Before dinner.

2. What question does Mrs. Granger stop Nick's report to ask at the very beginning?
(a) How long will this report be?
(b) Does the report have a title?
(c) Did you do the research by yourself?
(d) Where is this information from?

3. What word does Nick invent for "pen"?
(a) Snimple.
(b) Drimble.
(c) Frindle.
(d) Grunible.

4. Who is the author of Frindle?
(a) Brian Selznick.
(b) Chris Van Allsburg.
(c) Andrew Clements.
(d) Simon Schuster.

5. In Chapter Four, "Word Detective," what are the neighborhood kids doing while Nick does homework?
(a) Playing tag.
(b) Playing baseball.
(c) Calling Nick on the phone.
(d) Their own homework.

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

7. What is different for Nick about the homework in Mrs. Granger's class?
(a) It is the first time he has had a lot of homework.
(b) The homework is very easy for him.
(c) It is the first homework he has ever had.
(d) The homework is too difficult, and he does not understand it.

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

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

10. What is Nick's older brother's name?
(a) John.
(b) Pete.
(c) James.
(d) Chris.

11. Who gets in trouble for the prank that Nick plays on Mrs. Avery?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Ellen.
(c) Karen.
(d) Janet.

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

13. What is Nick's last name?
(a) Deaver.
(b) Avery.
(c) Allen.
(d) Granger.

14. Why does Mrs. Granger finally cut Nick off and end his report?
(a) The last part of the report does not make sense.
(b) Toward the end of his report, Nick just starts making things up.
(c) He is repeating the same ideas over and over.
(d) She knows that he is just trying to waste class time.

15. What is the first important thing that happens when Nick and Janet are walking home together after school?
(a) Janet finds a pen.
(b) Nick remembers making up a word when he was two years old.
(c) Nick realizes that he has the power to name things.
(d) Janet tells Nick that he should stop wasting their time in class.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of bird does Nick learn to do an impression of?

2. Why do Nick and Janet miss the bus?

3. How does Nick's teacher react to the tropical island decorations?

4. What school does Nick go to?

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

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