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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 Mrs. Freed?

2. How does Nick feel after the newspaper article is published?

3. Why does the newspaper article stir up trouble?

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

5. What makes the school secretary irritated when the newspaper reporter asks her about "frindle"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. After class on the first day that Nick uses the word "frindle" in class, what does Mrs. Granger tell him?

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

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are many surprises at the end of this book. One of the important things about surprise endings is that they are supposed to be "earned." This means that even if the reader does not predict the ending, after reading it the reader should think that it makes sense with the rest of the story. An "unearned" ending is not only a surprise, but the reader has no way to see how the rest of the story leads up to it. (For instance, the story of "Little Red Riding Hood" ended with the wolf becoming a tap dancer in a Broadway show, that would certainly be surprising--but it would not make any sense with the rest of the story.) Explain why the surprises at the end of this story are either earned or not earned by the rest of the book.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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