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What kind of student was Nick Allen? In other words, what kind of list would he be on?
He didn't fit on all the really bad kids, good kids, or smart kids lists. He deserved his own list.
What did Nick use to help with the assignment?
dictionaries and encyclopedias
Which friend helped Nick introduce the word frindle in class?
John
True or False? The kids knew at a certain point that Mrs. Granger had stopped looking at their punishment papers because they were writing frindle, but she didn't say anything to them.
true
What does the addition to the town sign say?
Home of the Original Frindle
What did Nick do in third grade?
He turned his classroom into a tropical island.
What title did Nick give to his extra assignment?
The Dictionary
What happened if a student used the word frindle instead of pen?
The student had to stay after school and write 100 times "I am writing this punishment with a pen."
Who was the boy Judy Morgan spoke to at the elementary school?
Nick
Why did Nick have all the students boycott the school lunches?
He wanted the lunches to be made better.
Which teacher would cry, "Look it up! That's why we have the dictionary!"
Mrs. Granger
In the Allen house, homework always came _____.
first
When did Mrs. Granger have Nick sign an envelope?
She asked him to stay after school, and he told her he wouldn't stop using the word frindle.
How did Judy's story affect everyone?
The way she told the truth got things buzzing around town.
When did the frindle story officially end?
ten years later
Who was an expert at asking the time waster questions?
Nick
Who decides what a word means?
What game did Nick compare his problem to?
Why did Bud Lawrence issue a check to Nick for $2,250?
It was his portion of the first three weeks of frindle sales.
List the 3 things Nick received in the package from Mrs. Granger.
1) a brand-new eighth-edition dictionary
2) a short, handwritten note
3) a fat white envelope
What did Nick ask about in Mrs. Granger's class that got him an extra assignment?
Nick asked where all the words in the dictionary come from.
What did gwagala mean to Nick when he was little?
It meant music.
When students had to write sentences for punishment what word did they slip in?
They were writing frindle instead of pen every fourth or fifth sentence.
What word did every 5th grader get wrong on the spelling test?
pen
How did Mrs. Granger help frindle become a real word? (page 100)
She fought against it to help it along.