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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. Who has the idea to get every fifth grader to ask Mrs. Granger for a "frindle"?
2. What is in the envelope that gets delivered to the newspaper reporter at work on the morning after she interviews people at the school?
3. Who is Mrs. Margaret Chatham?
4. What is the name of Nick's local newspaper?
5. When Mr. Allen asks Nick to put an end to everyone using the word "frindle," what does Nick tell him?
Short Essay Questions
1. After class on the first day that Nick uses the word "frindle" in class, what does Mrs. Granger tell him?
2. What reactions do Nick's mother and the school district have to the newspaper article about "frindle"?
3. 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?
4. What is funny about the reporter's conversation with the students outside the school?
5. What starts happening to Nick at school and around town after the newspaper article is printed, and how does he feel about it?
6. What happens when the fifth grade picture is taken?
7. After what happens with the fifth grade picture, what does Mrs. Granger do?
8. What is "freedom of the press," and how is it related to this book?
9. 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?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is Mrs. Chatham's real attitude toward the "frindle" situation? Think about what she says when she speaks with Nick's parents, what she says to the reporter, and what she says to Mrs. Granger. Why does she say slightly different things to different people? What things always stay the same, no matter who she speaks to? Explain using evidence from the story what you think her real feelings are, and why.
Essay Topic 2
Is Nick a student that most teachers would want to have in their class? What parts of his personality make him a positive part of a class, and what parts of his personality make him troublesome?
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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