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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 is the first important thing that happens when Nick and Janet are walking home together after school?
(a) Janet finds a pen.
(b) Janet tells Nick that he should stop wasting their time in class.
(c) Nick remembers making up a word when he was two years old.
(d) Nick realizes that he has the power to name things.

2. What state does Nick live in?
(a) Minnesota.
(b) New Hampshire.
(c) Wisconsin.
(d) New York.

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

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

5. Why did Nick's mother buy him a new dictionary?
(a) Their old dictionary was for very young children.
(b) Mrs. Granger asked families to do this.
(c) Nick asked her for it.
(d) Their old dictionary was too hard for Nick to read.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who puts an end to the tropical island theme in Nick's classroom?

2. What kind of kid is Nick, according to the book?

3. Why is fifth grade different from third and fourth grades?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What evidence is there in Chapter 4, "Word Detective," that Nick's family values reading?

6. In Chapter Six, "The Big Idea," how does Nick put his "frindle" plan into action?

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

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

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

10. In Chapter Four, "Word Detective," why is Nick upset about doing his homework?

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