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

2. What prank does Nick play in his fourth-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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nick end up with extra homework on his first day of fifth grade?

2. What school does Nick go to?

3. What kind of bird does Nick learn to do an impression of?

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

5. What is "phase two" of Nick's plan for his report?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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