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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Granger say about the dictionary?
(a) It is just a book.
(b) It is the law.
(c) It is easily changed.
(d) It is the truth.

2. Who is Nick's fourth-grade teacher?
(a) Miss Deaver.
(b) Mrs. Allen.
(c) Mrs. Granger.
(d) Mrs. Avery.

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

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

5. What is the first important thing that happens when Nick and Janet are walking home together after school?
(a) Nick remembers making up a word when he was two years old.
(b) Janet finds a pen.
(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 does Mrs. Granger like very, very much?

2. What prank does Nick play in his fourth-grade classroom?

3. What question does Mrs. Granger stop Nick's report to ask at the very beginning?

4. What prank does Nick play in his third-grade classroom?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Five, "The Report," what two reasons are there for Nick's nervousness about giving his report?

2. What "question" does the title of Chapter Three refer to, and what happens when that question is asked?

3. How does Mrs. Avery react to Nick's blackbird noise?

4. Explain the three steps that lead to Nick's "frindle" plan.

5. In Chapter One, "Nick," how do the different school staff members react to Nick's "tropical island"?

6. In Chapter Two, "Mrs. Granger," who is Mrs. Granger, and what kind of a person is she?

7. In Chapter Five, "The Report," what is Nick's plan to waste class time, and how does Mrs. Granger react?

8. In Chapter One, "Nick," what does Nick discover about blackbirds, and what does he do about it?

9. What question does Nick ask at the end of class in Chapter Five, "The Report," and how does Mrs. Granger respond?

10. In Chapter One, "Nick," how does Nick turn his classroom into a tropical island?

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