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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 is Judy Morgan?

2. Why does the author have many different characters repeat the sentence, "What is the meaning of this?" (68-69)?

3. Who tells the reporter "Mrs. Granger has kept Nick after school so much that everyone thinks she wants to adopt him" (63)?

4. When Mr. Allen asks Nick to put an end to everyone using the word "frindle," what does Nick tell him?

5. On page 67 of Chapter Eleven, "Extra! Extra! Read All About It!" there is a reference to "Mr. Webster." Who is Mr. Webster?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is funny about the reporter's conversation with the students outside the school?

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

3. After what happens with the fifth grade picture, what does Mrs. Granger do?

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

5. 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?

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

7. What reactions do Nick's mother and the school district have to the newspaper article about "frindle"?

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

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

10. 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?

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

This story was written at a time when people used paper dictionaries to look up words--which was much less quick and easy than just clicking on the word and asking Google what it means. How important are words to you? Do you think that your attitude would have been more like Nick's, or more like Mrs. Granger's, under these circumstances?

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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