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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. Who is Mrs. Margaret Chatham?
(a) Pete's mother.
(b) The school principal.
(c) The president of the school board.
(d) Nick's fifth grade math teacher.

2. Who is Nick's fifth-grade language arts teacher?
(a) Mrs. Granger.
(b) Mrs. Allen.
(c) Miss Deaver.
(d) Mrs. Avery.

3. Where does Nick choose to introduce his new word to the school?
(a) Mrs. Granger's class.
(b) The lunchroom.
(c) The school newspaper.
(d) In the hallway before school starts.

4. What is the name of the dictionary writer that Nick tells the class about?
(a) Noah Webster.
(b) James Redding Ware.
(c) Samuel Johnson.
(d) Robert Cawdrey.

5. What is the first important thing that happens when Nick and Janet are walking home together after school?
(a) Janet tells Nick that he should stop wasting their time in class.
(b) Janet finds a pen.
(c) Nick remembers making up a word when he was two years old.
(d) Nick realizes that he has the power to name things.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gets in trouble for the prank that Nick plays on Mrs. Avery?

2. Why did Nick's mother buy him a new dictionary?

3. Why do Nick and Janet miss the bus?

4. What do Nick and his friends plan for school picture day?

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

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