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What’s the name of the school in the story?
Lincoln Elementary School
Who was the language arts teacher for all 5th graders?
Mrs. Granger
Who in the photo was the red-haired boy with glasses?
Nick Allen
What was the rule about homework in Nick’s household?
Homework must be done first
What was Mrs. Granger’s pride and joy object in the classroom?
Dictionary
Who was the principal at Lincoln Elementary?
Mrs. Margaret Chatham
What was Mrs.Granger’s punishment for using the word frindle instead of pen?
Staying after school and writing the same sentence 100 times
Who was the first person Nick told about the new word?
Janet
When the photographer came to take a picture of the 5th-grade class, what word did they all say instead of the word “cheese”?
Frindle
Where did the principal meet Nick’s parents for a conference?
at Nick's house
Who was the reporter for the Westfield Gazette?
Judy Morgan
What was the headline of the first frindle article?
Local 5th Grader Says, “Move over, Mr. Webster”
Why did Nick come to Mrs.Granger’s classroom at the very end of the last day of school?
To ask for the letter
What was Mrs. Granger known for at the school?
Her X-ray vision, huge dictionary and strict personality
Where was the frindle money kept while Nick was still a kid?
bank
What was inside the brown envelope that arrived at The Westfield Gazette office?
The class photo in which everyone says frindle
Who was Bud Lawrence and how did he make his fortune in Westfield?
Bud Lawrence was a successful businessman in Westfield. He made his fortune by creating and selling products — he was known for coming up with ideas that made money. When Nick’s new word became popular, Bud began producing and selling pens, T-shirts, and other items with the word “frindle” on them.
How many vocabulary words did she put on her weekly tests?
35
Bud proposed that Nick get what percentage of the sales if the project was successful?
30
What project did Nick take on in junior high school?Was it successful?
Cafeteria project and yes, very successful
Who did Mrs. Granger say decides what new words get added to the dictionary?
She said people do—when people use a word consistently, it becomes real and gets added to the dictionary.
What nickname did Nick give Mrs. Granger?
The Lone Granger
What weird thing did Mrs. Granger ask Nick to sign?
An envelope
Why did Nick think the word frindle wasn’t just his anymore?
Because everyone started using it—students, teachers, and even people outside the school—so it became everyone’s word.
Who was Ted Bell, and how did he get involved in Nick’s experiment?
Ted sold advertisements for the paper(Westfield Gazette), and he had a daughter in fourth grade at Lincoln Elementary