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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 makes the school secretary irritated when the newspaper reporter asks her about "frindle"?
2. Why does Mrs. Granger not give Nick the letter that she has written to him?
3. What does Bud Lawrence do?
4. How does Nick feel after the newspaper article is published?
5. When the reporter looks at what is in the envelope, what does she realize about her trip to the school?
Short Essay Questions
1. What reactions do Nick's mother and the school district have to the newspaper article about "frindle"?
2. 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?
3. What does Mrs. Granger tell the newspaper reporter in Chapter Ten, "Freedom of the Press"?
4. After they first hear the word "frindle," how do the class and Mrs. Granger react?
5. 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?
6. After what happens with the fifth grade picture, what does Mrs. Granger do?
7. Why does Judy Morgan end up writing a story about the "frindle"?
8. What is funny about the reporter's conversation with the students outside the school?
9. What happens when Pete suggests that they try to get all of the fifth graders to ask Mrs. Granger for a "frindle"?
10. What happens when the fifth grade picture is taken?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Is Nick a student that most teachers would want to have in their class? What parts of his personality make him a positive part of a class, and what parts of his personality make him troublesome?
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