chapter 1
What is the setting of the story as chapter 1 opens?
Lincoln Elementary school
What reputation did Mrs. Granger have with students of her school?
She was a strict, tough teacher.
What did kids usually do in class the first day of school?
It was an easy, get-acquainted day.
What was the rule in Nick's house?
Homework first
Who is Mrs. Allen?
Nick's Mom
Which grade was Nick in Miss Deaver's class?
He was in grade 3.
Why did it seem that Mrs. Granger had X-ray vision?
She could spot a gum-chewer from 50 feet away.
Was Mrs. Granger's class as easy as the other classes before?
No.
What dictionary did Nick use first for his report?
First he looked up the definitions in the brand - new red dictionary that his mom bought because Mrs. Granger told her to.
What is Janet's last name?
Fisk
Who was Nick's teacher in grade 4?
Mrs. Avery
What did Mrs. Granger to discorage a gum-chewer?
She would stick the gum onto a bright yello card and then safety-pin the card to the front of your shirt.
What was Nick an expert at?
He was an expert at asking time wasting questions.
How many sets of encyclopedias did Nick's family have?
two sets: the black set for grown-ups and the red set for kids.
True or False? Mrs. Granger was very tall.
False
Mrs. Avery reminded Nick of something. What was it?
Her curved nose reminded Nick of the hawk.
What 3 things might Mrs. Granger ask the students to check in the dictionary?
spelling, definition, and syllable breaks.
What kind of time wasting question did Nick ask Mrs. Granger?
He asked her about where all teh words in the dictionaries came from.
Did Nick understand everythinh from the Encyclopedias?
No, only half of it.
Mrs. Granger sometimes did not come to school.
False
Why did Mrs. Avery apologize to Janet?
She throught Janet made "Peep" sound.
How long has Mrs. Granger taught at Lincoln Elementary school?
35 years.
What kind of extra homework did Nick get?
He has to do a research report about dictionaries.
Did Nick like the idea of doing a report at the end of chapter 4?
yes, he wanted to make the report fun .
Janet Fisk was good at soccer.
True.