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

2. Who is Nick's fourth-grade teacher?

3. What word does Nick invent for "pen"?

4. Who puts an end to the tropical island theme in Nick's classroom?

5. Why do Nick and Janet miss the bus?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter One, "Nick," how do the different school staff members react to Nick's "tropical island"?

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

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

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

5. In Chapter Two, "Mrs. Granger," who is Mrs. Granger, and what kind of a person is she?

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

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

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

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

10. How does Mrs. Avery react to Nick's blackbird noise?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

One type of prejudice that Nick's school shows is prejudice against nonstandard dialects of English. What is another type of prejudice that is sometimes shown in schools? What can be done to fix this problem? Be sure to give credit to any sources that you use as you write about prejudice in schools.

Essay Topic 3

In Frindle, Nick learns that the meanings of words come from a cultural agreement. Choose something else that is only "true" because as a culture we mostly all agree that it is true, and look up some information about your topic on the internet. (For instance, why do some cultures think that bugs are good to eat and others think that they are not? How did our standards of beauty come to be?) Write an essay about your topic, explaining what you find out in your research. Make sure to give credit to your sources.

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