3. Why does Mrs. Granger finally cut Nick off and end his report?
(a) He is repeating the same ideas over and over.
(b) Toward the end of his report, Nick just starts making things up.
(c) She knows that he is just trying to waste class time.
(d) The last part of the report does not make sense.

4. Why is fifth grade different from third and fourth grades?
(a) The fifth graders are expected to do work in the summertime, before school starts.
(b) The fifth graders get an extra recess because they are older.
(c) It is at a different school building.
(d) It is more serious because students are getting ready for middle school.

5. What is Nick's older brother's name?
(a) James.
(b) John.
(c) Chris.
(d) Pete.

6. What kind of bird does Nick learn to do an impression of?
(a) Blue jay.
(b) Crow.
(c) Blackbird.
(d) Robin.

7. In Chapter Four, "Word Detective," what are the neighborhood kids doing while Nick does homework?
(a) Playing tag.
(b) Playing baseball.
(c) Calling Nick on the phone.
(d) Their own homework.

8. What is "phase two" of Nick's plan for his report?
(a) Making up the word "frindle."
(b) Inviting the class to make up their own words.
(c) Reading from his dictionary's introduction.
(d) Asking a question about who decides what words mean.

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

10. How does Nick end up with extra homework on his first day of fifth grade?
(a) He gets caught trying to leave class a few minutes early.
(b) He brags to the class that he did not do any homework in fourth grade.
(c) He tells the teacher that he does not think that homework is a good idea.
(d) He tries to distract his teacher with a question so that she forgets to give homework.

11. What interesting fact about English does Mrs. Granger tell the class?
(a) It is the language with the most words.
(b) It is very difficult to learn.
(c) It is related to German.
(d) It contains words borrowed from many other languages.

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

13. What is different for Nick about the homework in Mrs. Granger's class?
(a) The homework is too difficult, and he does not understand it.
(b) It is the first homework he has ever had.
(c) The homework is very easy for him.
(d) It is the first time he has had a lot of homework.

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

15. Why did Nick's mother buy him a new dictionary?
(a) Nick asked her for it.
(b) Their old dictionary was for very young children.
(c) Mrs. Granger asked families to do this.
(d) Their old dictionary was too hard for Nick to read.