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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. While they are talking with Mrs. Chatham, how does Nick's father look?
(a) Angry.
(b) Bored.
(c) Embarrassed.
(d) Amused.

2. How do the students at Nick's school react when they hear about the class picture?
(a) They all try to think of something funny to do in their class pictures.
(b) They think it was wrong to spoil the picture.
(c) They all start using the word "frindle."
(d) They think it is great that Nick and his friends upset the teachers.

3. Why does the principal allow the reporter to talk to Mrs. Granger?
(a) Because she really cannot stop it from happening, anyway.
(b) Because she thinks that Mrs. Granger will do a good job defending the school.
(c) Because she does not think that Mrs. Granger will be willing to talk to the reporter.
(d) Because Mrs. Granger asked to talk to the reporter.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Margaret Chatham?

2. What do Nick and his friends plan for school picture day?

3. After his meeting with Mrs. Granger in Chapter Eight, "Mightier than the Sword," what does Nick suddenly realize?

4. What does Mr. Allen do with the money from the sale of "frindle" items?

5. Who tells the reporter "Mrs. Granger has kept Nick after school so much that everyone thinks she wants to adopt him" (63)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Pete suggests that they try to get all of the fifth graders to ask Mrs. Granger for a "frindle"?

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

7. When the school principal comes to visit his parents, what game does it make Nick think of, and who does he think his mother and Mrs. Chatham are, in that game?

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

9. What starts happening to Nick at school and around town after the newspaper article is printed, and how does he feel about it?

10. What is "freedom of the press," and how is it related to this book?

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