Characters
Who is the main character of the story? (First and Last name)
Nick Allen
What is Nick's great idea in the fifth grade?
To change the word pen to Frindle
What is the theme (life lesson) of this book?
Change is difficult but unavoidable
What is the primary setting of Frindle?
Lincoln Elementary School
What is a pronoun?
A word that replaces a noun
Who is Nick's 5th grade ELA teacher?
Mrs. Granger
What happens to Nick on the first day of school?
He is assigned extra homework
Mrs. Granger admits she was wrong/ Nick becomes a millionaire/ Frindle is added to the dictionary
What inspired Nick to invent the word Frindle?
He learned that people decide what words mean/ Janet dropped a pen/ He remembered the word he invented for music when he was a boy
What is an adverb? What is the Montessori Symbol for it?
A word that describes a verb/ an orange circle
Who is the Principal of Lincoln Elementary School?
Mrs. Chatham
What happened because of Nick's presentation on the 2nd day of school taking so long?
Mrs. Granger only had 8 minutes to teach/ Time was wasted
What word did Nick invent for music?
Gwagala
What did Nick's dad think of Frindle Mania?
Nick's dad thought that if his teacher and principal were telling him to stop, then he should stop.
Who recently got traded to the 76ers?
Who is the man who comes up with the idea to make merchandise with the word Frindle on it?
Bud Lawrence
What did Nick's mom think of Frindle Mania?
She thought it was not something Nick should get in trouble for doing.
What did Nick's Fifth Grade class do for their class picture?
They held up Frindles and said "Frindle"
What is Nick's idea involving the cafeteria?
He will get everyone to stop buying cafeteria food until it gets better.
What is the primary point of view of the narrator?
Third person (Omniscient)
Who is the girl that Nick walked home from school with?
Janet
What does chapter 15 reveal to the reader about Mrs. Granger?
She really respected Nick and thought he was great.
How are Nick and Mrs. Granger alike?
They are both stubborn/ smart
Summarize Mrs. Granger's final letter to Nick.
She says she is very proud of him, and decided to be the villain in the story to make the word Frindle more popular.
Who was the first African American woman to work for NASA as a human computer?
Katherine Johnson