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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. Why does Mrs. Granger not give Nick the letter that she has written to him?

2. How does Nick introduce his new word?

3. What is in the envelope that gets delivered to the newspaper reporter at work on the morning after she interviews people at the school?

4. Why does the photographer not just take a different picture of the fifth grade class?

5. Why does the newspaper article stir up trouble?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Pete suggests that they try to get all of the fifth graders to ask Mrs. Granger for a "frindle"?

2. When the school principal comes to visit his parents, what game does it make Nick think of, and who does he think his mother and Mrs. Chatham are, in that game?

3. When the television reporter comes to interview Nick, what two things does Mrs. Allen do to try to make sure that the interview goes well?

4. Why does Judy Morgan end up writing a story about the "frindle"?

5. What does Mrs. Granger tell the newspaper reporter in Chapter Ten, "Freedom of the Press"?

6. In Chapter Eight, "Mightier than the Sword," how does Nick feel when Mrs. Granger asks him to stay and talk to her after school, and why does he feel this way?

7. What is "freedom of the press," and how is it related to this book?

8. What happens when the fifth grade picture is taken?

9. After they first hear the word "frindle," how do the class and Mrs. Granger react?

10. What starts happening to Nick at school and around town after the newspaper article is printed, and how does he feel about it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

"Freedom of speech" does not mean that everyone is allowed to say whatever they want without having to face any consequences--it just means that the government is not allowed to stop people from saying what they want to say. Choose an example from real life or from a story when a person chose to express an idea that other people disagreed with. Explain what the idea was and what consequences the speaker faced. Finally, in the end of your essay, explain whether you think these consequences were fair, and why. Make sure to give credit to your sources.

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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