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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. How does Nick end up with extra homework on his first day of fifth grade?

3. What does Mrs. Granger say about the dictionary?

4. What prank does Nick play in his third-grade classroom?

5. Who gets angry about the sand in the hallway?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Choose a word that was invented within the past twenty years and is now a part of the dictionary. Write an essay about where the word came from and how it spread. Make sure to give credit to your sources.

Essay Topic 3

Do you think that Mrs. Granger is a good teacher? What things does she do that probably make her a good teacher? What things do you think she could do better? Why do you think these things--that is, what do you think is important in a teacher, and what evidence do you have from the story that Mrs. Granger does or does not measure up to your standards?

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