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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. What interesting fact about English does Mrs. Granger tell the class?

2. Why do Nick and Janet miss the bus?

3. Why is fifth grade different from third and fourth grades?

4. Why does Mrs. Granger finally cut Nick off and end his report?

5. Who is the author of Frindle?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Five, "The Report," what two reasons are there for Nick's nervousness about giving his report?

2. In Chapter Six, "The Big Idea," how does Nick put his "frindle" plan into action?

3. In Chapter Five, "The Report," what is Nick's plan to waste class time, and how does Mrs. Granger react?

4. What question does Nick ask at the end of class in Chapter Five, "The Report," and how does Mrs. Granger respond?

5. What "question" does the title of Chapter Three refer to, and what happens when that question is asked?

6. In Chapter Four, "Word Detective," why is Nick upset about doing his homework?

7. Who is James, and what does he have to do with Nick's homework?

8. In Chapter One, "Nick," what does Nick discover about blackbirds, and what does he do about it?

9. What evidence is there in Chapter 4, "Word Detective," that Nick's family values reading?

10. Explain the three steps that lead to Nick's "frindle" plan.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"Freedom of speech" does not mean that everyone is allowed to say whatever they want without having to face any consequences--it just means that the government is not allowed to stop people from saying what they want to say. Choose an example from real life or from a story when a person chose to express an idea that other people disagreed with. Explain what the idea was and what consequences the speaker faced. Finally, in the end of your essay, explain whether you think these consequences were fair, and why. Make sure to give credit to your sources.

Essay Topic 2

Do you think that Mrs. Granger is a good teacher? What things does she do that probably make her a good teacher? What things do you think she could do better? Why do you think these things--that is, what do you think is important in a teacher, and what evidence do you have from the story that Mrs. Granger does or does not measure up to your standards?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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