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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 is Nick's last name?

2. Why is fifth grade different from third and fourth grades?

3. What is different for Nick about the homework in Mrs. Granger's class?

4. What is Nick's older brother's name?

5. Who puts an end to the tropical island theme in Nick's classroom?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

One type of prejudice that Nick's school shows is prejudice against nonstandard dialects of English. What is another type of prejudice that is sometimes shown in schools? What can be done to fix this problem? Be sure to give credit to any sources that you use as you write about prejudice in schools.

Essay Topic 3

Mrs. Granger talks about how fast the world is changing and how she wants to teach things that will always be valuable no matter how the world changes. Does she succeed in her goal? Explain what she wants to do with her teaching, what choices she makes as a teacher in this story, and whether she does or does not achieve her goal--at least with Nick Allen.

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