Characters
The student who invented the word "frindle"
a. Mrs. Granger
b. Janet
c. Nick
c. Nick
What description would best fit Nick Allen?
a.angry
b. Nervous
c. trouble-maker
c. trouble-maker
When Mrs. Chatham comes to speak with Mr. and Mrs. Allen, what is surprising about Mrs. Allen’s
reaction to the situation?
a) she is very angry with Nick
b) she thinks the whole thing is harmless and Nick shouldn’t be in trouble
c) she wants Mrs. Granger to get fired
b) she thinks the whole thing is harmless and Nick shouldn’t be in trouble
Why does Nick tell his Dad that frindle isn’t his word anymore?
a) because Bud Lawrence is claiming he made up the word
b) because Mrs. Granger told him to stop using it
c) because everyone is using it, so it’s just a regular word now
c) because everyone is using it, so it’s just a regular word now
The language arts teacher who fought against the word "frindle"
a. Mrs. Granger
b. Miss Deaver
c. Mrs. Chatham
a. Mrs. Granger
What physical trait made Mrs. Granger seem large and intimidating?
a) her eyes
b) her grey bun
c) her nose
a) her eyes
What was the name of the reporter who came to Lincoln Elementary School?
a) Bud Lawrence
b) Mrs. Chatham
c) Judy Morgan
c) Judy Morgan
Once Nick gets interview on television then…
a) frindle starts gaining popularity across the country
b) Nick becomes a super star
c) Nick starts inventing lots of new words
a) frindle starts gaining popularity across the country
The business man who started printing the word "frindle" on different products.
a. Mr. Allen
b. James Allen
c. Bud Lawrence
c. Bud Lawrence
What is Mrs. Granger’s favorite item in the classroom?
a) her pen
b) her gradebook
c)the dictionary
c)the dictionary
Why doesn’t Nick tell the reporter who he is in the parking lot?
a) he’s afraid he might say something to get himself in trouble
b) he’s camera shy
c) he is scared of the reporter
a) he’s afraid he might say something to get himself in trouble
When does Mrs. Granger send Nick the letter she wrote?
a) the summer after fifth grade
b) the day Nick graduates high school
c) ten years later when the word frindle is in the dictionary
c) ten years later when the word frindle is in the dictionary
The third grade teacher who's classroom was turned into a beach
a. Mrs. Granger
b. Miss Deaver
c. Mrs. Chatham
b. Miss Deaver
When Nick and Janet are walking home from school, they find a _________ on the ground:
a) pen
b) dictionary
c) dollar bill
a) pen
What happens with the fifth grade class picture?
a) Nick and his friends get everyone to say “frindle” instead of “cheese”
b) Nick tells everyone to close their eyes
c) the photographer never shows up
a) Nick and his friends get everyone to say “frindle” instead of “cheese”
How does Mrs. Granger feel about how Nick handled the whole frindle experience?
a) angry
b) surprised
c) proud
c) Proud
The principal of Lincoln Elementary School
a. Mrs. Granger
b. Miss. Deaver
c. Mrs. Chatham
c. Mrs. Chatham
Nick hands Janet the pen and says, “Here’s your…
a) pencil
b) frindle
c) friend
b) frindle
What does Nick compare his meeting with Mrs. Granger to?
a. tea with his grandma
b. spending time with a friend
c. a war conference
c. a war conference
What does Nick give Mrs. Granger?
a) her very own engraved frindle (or pen if she wants to call it that)
b) a dictionary with his signature in it
c) a picture of him winning an award
a) her very own engraved frindle (or pen if she wants to call it that)