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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the school principal tell the newspaper reporter about the "frindle" problem?
(a) It is just a prank.
(b) The students are teaching Mrs. Granger an important lesson.
(c) The students are just trying to be disrespectful.
(d) It is just a false rumor, and nothing really happened.

2. When the "frindle" story is on the national news, what other word do they tell the audience was made up by just one person?
(a) Quiz.
(b) Squirt.
(c) Noggin.
(d) Jelly.

3. What do Nick and his friends plan for school picture day?
(a) He and his friends all hold up signs that say "frindle" during the class photo.
(b) All of the fifth graders tape a picture of a pen labeled "frindle" to their shirts before getting their pictures taken.
(c) He and his friends stand together and spell out the letters "F-R-I-N-D-L-E" with their hands in the class photo.
(d) The fifth graders hold up pens and say "frindle" when their class picture is taken.

4. Who tells the reporter "Mrs. Granger has kept Nick after school so much that everyone thinks she wants to adopt him" (63)?
(a) John.
(b) Pete.
(c) Janet.
(d) Nick.

5. Who has the idea to get every fifth grader to ask Mrs. Granger for a "frindle"?
(a) Pete.
(b) John.
(c) Janet.
(d) Nick.

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

7. While they are talking with Mrs. Chatham, how does Nick's father look?
(a) Amused.
(b) Embarrassed.
(c) Angry.
(d) Bored.

8. Where does Nick choose to introduce his new word to the school?
(a) The lunchroom.
(b) The school newspaper.
(c) Mrs. Granger's class.
(d) In the hallway before school starts.

9. Who is Mrs. Margaret Chatham?
(a) Pete's mother.
(b) The school principal.
(c) The president of the school board.
(d) Nick's fifth grade math teacher.

10. What does Mr. Allen do with the money from the sale of "frindle" items?
(a) He gives it to Nick and tells him he can decide what to do with it.
(b) He uses it to pay for a family vacation.
(c) He buys Nick a new bike.
(d) He starts a secret bank account for Nick.

11. Who is Mrs. Freed?
(a) A newspaper reporter.
(b) A television reporter.
(c) The school principal.
(d) The school secretary.

12. On page 67 of Chapter Eleven, "Extra! Extra! Read All About It!" there is a reference to "Mr. Webster." Who is Mr. Webster?
(a) The newspaper reporter's boss.
(b) The author of a famous dictionary.
(c) The school board principal.
(d) Another person who was famous for making up words.

13. 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) The fifth grade class picture.
(c) A statement from Nick.
(d) A copy of Mrs. Granger's "frindle" punishment policy.

14. How does Nick feel after the newspaper article is published?
(a) Excited and happy.
(b) Angry and embarrassed.
(c) Sad and worried.
(d) Awkward and pressured.

15. What does Mrs. Granger tell Nick about the word "pen"?
(a) She does not like the word either, but that does not mean Nick can just replace it.
(b) It is her favorite word.
(c) It comes from another language and so it is not really an English word, anyway.
(d) It has a long history and makes sense.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nick introduce his new word?

2. Why does the photographer not just take a different picture of the fifth grade class?

3. How do the students at Nick's school react when they hear about the class picture?

4. What is happening in Mrs. Granger's room when the newspaper reporter arrives?

5. What do the students tell the reporter they have started doing with the word "frindle"?

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