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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of bird does Nick learn to do an impression of?

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

3. Who is Nick's fifth-grade language arts teacher?

4. When do Nick's parents expect homework to be done?

5. What is the name of the dictionary writer that Nick tells the class about?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mrs. Granger's letter changes the way the reader sees her and changes the way the reader understands certain parts of the story. Explain what is in Mrs. Granger's letter and how the things that this letter reveals change the reader's understanding.

Essay Topic 2

This story was written at a time when people used paper dictionaries to look up words--which was much less quick and easy than just clicking on the word and asking Google what it means. How important are words to you? Do you think that your attitude would have been more like Nick's, or more like Mrs. Granger's, under these circumstances?

Essay Topic 3

In Frindle, Nick learns that the meanings of words come from a cultural agreement. Choose something else that is only "true" because as a culture we mostly all agree that it is true, and look up some information about your topic on the internet. (For instance, why do some cultures think that bugs are good to eat and others think that they are not? How did our standards of beauty come to be?) Write an essay about your topic, explaining what you find out in your research. Make sure to give credit to your sources.

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