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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 different for Nick about the homework in Mrs. Granger's class?
(a) The homework is very easy for him.
(b) The homework is too difficult, and he does not understand it.
(c) It is the first homework he has ever had.
(d) It is the first time he has had a lot of homework.

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

3. Why is fifth grade different from third and fourth grades?
(a) It is at a different school building.
(b) The fifth graders get an extra recess because they are older.
(c) It is more serious because students are getting ready for middle school.
(d) The fifth graders are expected to do work in the summertime, before school starts.

4. What school does Nick's brother go to?
(a) He is a middle school student.
(b) He is a high school student.
(c) He is a college student.
(d) He is an elementary school student.

5. Who gets angry about the sand in the hallway?
(a) Students from other classrooms.
(b) Mrs. Granger.
(c) Manny.
(d) Nick's teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nick's last name?

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

3. Why do Nick and Janet miss the bus?

4. What is Nick's older brother's name?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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 One, "Nick," how does Nick turn his classroom into a tropical island?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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