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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 interesting fact about English does Mrs. Granger tell the class?

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

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

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

5. In Chapter Four, "Word Detective," what are the neighborhood kids doing while Nick does homework?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nick's mom and dad react differently when the principal comes to their house to talk to them about what is happening at school. How does each react, and do you think that they both have a good point or that one is more right than the other? Why?

Essay Topic 2

If you were a language arts teacher and one of your students made up a new word, how would you react? Give details of how you would feel, what you would say and do, and explain why.

Essay Topic 3

Choose an example of someone (from history, from the news, etc.) whose actions had unintended consequences. Explain what the person did, what they meant to happen, and what actually did happen. Then, in the end of your essay, explain whether the person should have been able to imagine these unintended consequences ahead of time--be sure to explain your reasoning. Do not forget to give credit to your sources.

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