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Who are the main characters in Frindle?
Nick and Mrs. Granger
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Who is Mrs. Chatham?
The school principal.
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Who franchises "Frindle" and starts to make a lot of money?
Bud Lawrence
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Who writes the first report about frindle?
Judy Morgan
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Who helps get the Frindle story on national television?
Alice Lunderson
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What is Mrs. Chatham compared to in the story?
The black queen in the game of chess.
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What was Mrs. Granger's punishment for the students when they used the word Frindle?
They had to stay after school and write sentences. BONUS QUESTION: What sentence did they have to write? "I am writing this punishment with a pen"
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How many words did the students have to define every week for Mrs. Granger?
35
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Who is Nick's "queen"?
His mom.
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Who gave Bud Lawrence the copyright to "Frindle"?
Nick's dad.
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Is Nick a static or dynamic character? Explain
Dynamic.
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What does the author compare the argument between Nick and Mrs. Granger to?
A game of chess
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Nick and his friends made a what to each other that they would never use the word pen again?
Oath.
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What happened when Nick asked the delaying question?
He ended up with an extra assignment: the report about the dictionary.
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What was Nick's big idea for his oral report? Did it work?
To take up the entire class period with it. No it didn't work. Mrs. Granger finished the class in 8 minutes.
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What did Nick try to do on the first day of 5th grade? Be specific.
Ask a delaying question to get out of homework.
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According to Mrs. Granger, what was the end of their disagreement?
When Frindle is added to the dictionary.
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What does Nick do with his money in the end?
Gives some to his parents, some to his brother, buys himself a computer, games, and a bike, and sets up a college scholarship fund.
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What are the three events that happened that led to Nick's BIG IDEA?
1. Janet finds the pen 2. Nick remembers his conversation with Mrs. Granger 3. He calls a pen a FRINDLE
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What does Nick do for Mrs. Granger in the end of the novel?
He puts up a scholarship fund in her name worth $1 million.
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What did Nick do in the 3rd and 4th grade that acted as our introduction to his character?
3rd: Turned his classroom into a tropical island 4th: Made the "peep" sound
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What did the 5th graders do in their class picture?
Held up a pen and said "Frindle".
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What is the theme of Frindle?
There is a great relationship between power and language. Anything is possible.
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What is in the package that Mrs. Granger sends to Nick?
1. The letter she wrote to him 2. A dictionary 3. Her blue fountain pen
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What made Mrs. Granger seem so tall? (According to Nick)
Her eyes.
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