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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Mr. Allen asks Nick to put an end to everyone using the word "frindle," what does Nick tell him?
(a) It is not really under his control anymore.
(b) He will do his best.
(c) It will probably die out on its own.
(d) He wishes that his father would be on his side.

3. What is one of the nicknames that the students have for Mrs. Granger?
(a) The Granginator.
(b) The Lone Granger.
(c) Strange Granger.
(d) Mrs. Danger.

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

5. Who is Judy Morgan?
(a) A newspaper reporter.
(b) The school secretary.
(c) The school principal.
(d) A television reporter.

6. What does Mrs. Allen tell Mrs. Chatham when Mrs. Chatham finishes explaining the problem at school?
(a) She wants her son removed from Mrs. Granger's class.
(b) She thinks that the school is making a big deal over nothing.
(c) She is embarrassed that Nick ruined the fifth grade picture.
(d) She is very sorry that her son has been disrespectful.

7. Why does the newspaper article stir up trouble?
(a) It asks everyone in town to start using the word "frindle."
(b) It contains lies about the school.
(c) It is very dramatic.
(d) It contains lies about Nick.

8. What makes the school secretary irritated when the newspaper reporter asks her about "frindle"?
(a) She thinks that making up a word is ridiculous.
(b) She is tired of talking to reporters.
(c) She has to talk to parents about it all day.
(d) She has never really like Nick.

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

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

11. Who tells the reporter "it is not a battle" (61)?
(a) Mrs. Allen.
(b) Mrs. Chatham.
(c) Mrs. Granger.
(d) Nick.

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

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

14. What does Bud Lawrence do?
(a) He interviews Nick for the television news.
(b) He follows Nick around town teasing him.
(c) He creates pens with the word "frindle" on them.
(d) He writes a new dictionary with the word "frindle" in it.

15. After his meeting with Mrs. Granger in Chapter Eight, "Mightier than the Sword," what does Nick suddenly realize?
(a) Mrs. Granger is sad that Nick does not respect her.
(b) Mrs. Granger has a better sense of humor than he realized.
(c) Mrs. Granger is willing to do anything to defeat Nick.
(d) Mrs. Granger is enjoying the battle against Nick.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mrs. Granger tell Nick about the word "pen"?

3. When the reporter looks at what is in the envelope, what does she realize about her trip to the school?

4. What is the name of Nick's local newspaper?

5. What do Nick and his friends plan for school picture day?

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