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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 tells the reporter "it is not a battle" (61)?
2. Who is Judy Morgan?
3. Why does Mrs. Granger not give Nick the letter that she has written to him?
4. Where does Nick choose to introduce his new word to the school?
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. 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?
2. Why does Judy Morgan end up writing a story about the "frindle"?
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. What does Mrs. Granger tell the newspaper reporter in Chapter Ten, "Freedom of the Press"?
5. What is funny about the reporter's conversation with the students outside the school?
6. 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?
7. After class on the first day that Nick uses the word "frindle" in class, what does Mrs. Granger tell him?
8. What reactions do Nick's mother and the school district have to the newspaper article about "frindle"?
9. What starts happening to Nick at school and around town after the newspaper article is printed, and how does he feel about it?
10. What happens when the fifth grade picture is taken?
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
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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