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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 the first important thing that happens when Nick and Janet are walking home together after school?

2. What is "phase two" of Nick's plan for his report?

3. What state does Nick live in?

4. What is Nick's last name?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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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