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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. When do Nick's parents expect homework to be done?
(a) Before dinner.
(b) Right after school.
(c) They do not have a rule about this.
(d) Before bedtime.

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

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

4. 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) The fifth graders are expected to do work in the summertime, before school starts.
(d) It is more serious because students are getting ready for middle school.

5. Who is Nick's fifth-grade language arts teacher?
(a) Mrs. Granger.
(b) Mrs. Avery.
(c) Miss Deaver.
(d) Mrs. Allen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first important thing that happens when Nick and Janet are walking home together after school?

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

3. Why did Nick's mother buy him a new dictionary?

4. What question is Mrs. Granger answering when she says "You do, Nicholas" (29)?

5. What does Mrs. Granger like very, very much?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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