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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Chapter Seven, ("Word Wars") through Chapter Nine, ("Chess").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does Nick invent for "pen"?
(a) Frindle.
(b) Snimple.
(c) Drimble.
(d) Grunible.

2. How do the students at Nick's school react when they hear about the class picture?
(a) They think it is great that Nick and his friends upset the teachers.
(b) They think it was wrong to spoil the picture.
(c) They all start using the word "frindle."
(d) They all try to think of something funny to do in their class pictures.

3. Who gets in trouble for the prank that Nick plays on Mrs. Avery?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Janet.
(c) Karen.
(d) Sarah.

4. What does Mrs. Granger tell Nick about the word "pen"?
(a) It is her favorite word.
(b) She does not like the word either, but that does not mean Nick can just replace it.
(c) It comes from another language and so it is not really an English word, anyway.
(d) It has a long history and makes sense.

5. What prank does Nick play in his third-grade classroom?
(a) He convinces the teacher that his name is "Jeff."
(b) He turns his class into a tropical island.
(c) He makes bird noises.
(d) He hides the dictionaries.

Short Answer Questions

1. After his meeting with Mrs. Granger in Chapter Eight, "Mightier than the Sword," what does Nick suddenly realize?

2. Who is Nick's fifth-grade language arts teacher?

3. What question is Mrs. Granger answering when she says "You do, Nicholas" (29)?

4. What school does Nick go to?

5. What reason does Nick give Mrs. Granger for not stopping using the word "frindle"?

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