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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gets angry about the sand in the hallway?
(a) Students from other classrooms.
(b) Manny.
(c) Nick's teacher.
(d) Mrs. Granger.

2. In Chapter Six, "The Big Idea," what word does Nick remember inventing when he was two years old?
(a) Lolomo.
(b) Fishika.
(c) Gwagala.
(d) Bunterbo.

3. Why is fifth grade different from third and fourth grades?
(a) It is more serious because students are getting ready for middle school.
(b) The fifth graders are expected to do work in the summertime, before school starts.
(c) It is at a different school building.
(d) The fifth graders get an extra recess because they are older.

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) Asking a question about who decides what words mean.
(d) Reading from his dictionary's introduction.

5. 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) It is the first homework he has ever had.
(c) The homework is very easy for him.
(d) The homework is too difficult, and he does not understand it.

6. 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 soccer game.
(d) They have a school newspaper meeting.

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

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

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

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) Does the report have a title?
(c) How long will this report be?
(d) Where is this information from?

11. 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.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nick's older brother's name?

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

3. What is the first important thing that happens when Nick and Janet are walking home together after school?

4. When do Nick's parents expect homework to be done?

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

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