Chapters 1-5
How would you describe Nick?
a. Angry
b. Nervous
c. Trouble-maker
d. Selfish
Trouble Maker
What is a frindle?
A pen
What does Nick do for Mrs. Granger?
He offers a scholarship in her honor.
What are two actions that Nick does to distract his teachers before 5th grade?
1. Throws a beach party in his classroom
2. Makes bird noises randomly in class
What is Mrs. Grangers punishment for using the word frindle?
They will stay after school and write the sentence 100 times: I am writing this punishment with a pen.
How did Mrs. Granger continue to fight the word frindle?
She kept putting the word on the spelling test.
What did Nick have to do after asking the question about dictionaries in class?
He had to write a report about the dictionary.
What does Nick tell his friends to do at the Penny Pantry?
Why does he do this?
Ask for a frindle
He wants people to start using the word frindle and for it to catch on.
Why does Nick say that Frindle isn't his word anymore?
Frindle belongs to everyone now because everyone uses it.
How would you describe Mrs. Granger when we first meet her?
Mean, strict, loves dictionaries, etc.
What did Nick compare his meeting with Mrs. Granger to?
A conference during a war
What did Mrs. Granger do for Nick?
She wrote him a letter and congratulated him on Frindle being in the dictionary. She was very proud of him.
What does Nick usually do at the end of each class period?
He asks the teacher a question to try not to get homework.
What does Nick say to Judy?
"I don't think Nick would want to talk to you right now. He might say something stupid to get himself in trouble."
How did Nick change throughout the book?