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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 state does Nick live in?

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

3. Who is Nick's fourth-grade teacher?

4. Why do Nick and Janet miss the bus?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 3

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.

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