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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 name of the dictionary writer that Nick tells the class about?
(a) Noah Webster.
(b) Robert Cawdrey.
(c) James Redding Ware.
(d) Samuel Johnson.

2. Why does Nick not use the introduction to his dictionary to write his report?
(a) It is above his reading level.
(b) It does not have any useful information.
(c) The introduction to his dictionary is missing.
(d) He does not realize it is there until he has already written his report.

3. What question does Mrs. Granger stop Nick's report to ask at the very beginning?
(a) Does the report have a title?
(b) Where is this information from?
(c) How long will this report be?
(d) Did you do the research by yourself?

4. What does Mrs. Granger like very, very much?
(a) The encyclopedia.
(b) The dictionary.
(c) The library.
(d) The thesaurus.

5. What is "phase two" of Nick's plan for his report?
(a) Inviting the class to make up their own words.
(b) Asking a question about who decides what words mean.
(c) Making up the word "frindle."
(d) Reading from his dictionary's introduction.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Nick's teacher react to the tropical island decorations?

3. Who is the author of Frindle?

4. Who is Nick's fourth-grade teacher?

5. Why does Mrs. Granger finally cut Nick off and end his report?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is James, and what does he have to do with Nick's homework?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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