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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What question is Mrs. Granger answering when she says "You do, Nicholas" (29)?
(a) Who knows the most about the dictionary?
(b) Who wastes time in class?
(c) Who sets a bad example for other students?
(d) Who decides what words mean?

2. Who puts an end to the tropical island theme in Nick's classroom?
(a) The principal.
(b) Nick.
(c) Nick's mother.
(d) The teacher.

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

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

5. How does Nick end up with extra homework on his first day of fifth grade?
(a) He tells the teacher that he does not think that homework is a good idea.
(b) He tries to distract his teacher with a question so that she forgets to give homework.
(c) He gets caught trying to leave class a few minutes early.
(d) He brags to the class that he did not do any homework in fourth grade.

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

7. What school does Nick's brother go to?
(a) He is a high school student.
(b) He is a college student.
(c) He is a middle school student.
(d) He is an elementary school student.

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

9. Why do Nick and Janet miss the bus?
(a) They are busy talking and lose track of time.
(b) Mrs. Granger keeps them after school.
(c) They have a school newspaper meeting.
(d) They have a soccer game.

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

11. Who is Nick's fifth-grade language arts teacher?
(a) Mrs. Granger.
(b) Mrs. Avery.
(c) Miss Deaver.
(d) Mrs. Allen.

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

13. 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.

14. What kind of kid is Nick, according to the book?
(a) Really bad.
(b) Really smart.
(c) Really good.
(d) He is not any of these.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Nick not use the introduction to his dictionary to write his report?

2. What state does Nick live in?

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

4. Who gets angry about the sand in the hallway?

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

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