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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Judy Morgan?
(a) The school principal.
(b) The school secretary.
(c) A newspaper reporter.
(d) A television reporter.

2. What reason does Nick give Mrs. Granger for not stopping using the word "frindle"?
(a) He is trying to make an important point about language.
(b) He has a right to speak however he chooses.
(c) He knows it upsets her.
(d) He and his friends have taken an oath.

3. When the "frindle" story is on the national news, what other word do they tell the audience was made up by just one person?
(a) Noggin.
(b) Quiz.
(c) Jelly.
(d) Squirt.

4. On page 67 of Chapter Eleven, "Extra! Extra! Read All About It!" there is a reference to "Mr. Webster." Who is Mr. Webster?
(a) Another person who was famous for making up words.
(b) The newspaper reporter's boss.
(c) The school board principal.
(d) The author of a famous dictionary.

5. While they are talking with Mrs. Chatham, how does Nick's father look?
(a) Bored.
(b) Amused.
(c) Angry.
(d) Embarrassed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is in the envelope that gets delivered to the newspaper reporter at work on the morning after she interviews people at the school?

3. What do the students tell the reporter they have started doing with the word "frindle"?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. What happens when the fifth grade picture is taken?

10. 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?

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