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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. Who is Judy Morgan?
(a) A television reporter.
(b) The school secretary.
(c) A newspaper reporter.
(d) The school principal.

2. Who tells Nick that calling a pen a "frindle" is a funny idea?
(a) Janet.
(b) Pete.
(c) Mrs. Granger.
(d) John.

3. What reason does Nick give Mrs. Granger for not stopping using the word "frindle"?
(a) He and his friends have taken an oath.
(b) He knows it upsets her.
(c) He is trying to make an important point about language.
(d) He has a right to speak however he chooses.

4. Who has the idea to get every fifth grader to ask Mrs. Granger for a "frindle"?
(a) Nick.
(b) Janet.
(c) Pete.
(d) John.

5. How does Mrs. Granger respond to the students using the word so much after picture day?
(a) She tries to ignore it.
(b) She makes up her own silly word for "pen."
(c) She makes Nick stay after school and write an apology for the spoiled picture.
(d) She announces that she will punish anyone who uses the word "frindle."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Margaret Chatham?

2. Why does the principal allow the reporter to talk to Mrs. Granger?

3. How does Nick feel after the newspaper article is published?

4. While they are talking with Mrs. Chatham, how does Nick's father look?

5. When Mr. Allen asks Nick to put an end to everyone using the word "frindle," what does Nick tell him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the fifth grade picture is taken?

2. What does Mrs. Granger tell the newspaper reporter in Chapter Ten, "Freedom of the Press"?

3. In Chapter Eight, "Mightier than the Sword," how does Nick feel when Mrs. Granger asks him to stay and talk to her after school, and why does he feel this way?

4. What reactions do Nick's mother and the school district have to the newspaper article about "frindle"?

5. After what happens with the fifth grade picture, what does Mrs. Granger do?

6. When the television reporter comes to interview Nick, what two things does Mrs. Allen do to try to make sure that the interview goes well?

7. After class on the first day that Nick uses the word "frindle" in class, what does Mrs. Granger tell him?

8. Why does Judy Morgan end up writing a story about the "frindle"?

9. What is funny about the reporter's conversation with the students outside the school?

10. After they first hear the word "frindle," how do the class and Mrs. Granger react?

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