Frindle: Chapters 8 and 9

What word did the fifth graders say during the class picture instead of "cheese"?

• Cheese

• Pencil

• Frindle

• Marker

Why was that class picture unique?

• The kids wore costumes

• The photographer ran out of film

• It was taken outside

• The camera broke

What was Mrs. Granger's punishment for saying "frindle"?

• Cleaning the classroom

• Detention for a week

• Writing "I will not say frindle" 50 times

• Writing "I am writing this punishment with a pen" 100 times

What did Mrs. Granger ask Nick during their after-school meeting?

• To stop saying "frindle"

• To apologize

• To transfer schools

• To write lines

What was Mrs. Granger's argument about the word "pen"?

• It was easier to spell

• It came from the Latin word for feather, pinna

• It was her favorite word

• It was invented by her grandfather

What did Nick argue about the word "frindle"?

• That it was misspelled

• That it wasn't a real word

• That all words are made up

• That pens were outdated

What did Mrs. Granger give Nick?

• A new pen

• A dictionary

• A sealed letter to open later

• A detention slip

How did students escalate the frindle situation?

• Made a frindle song

• Stopped using pens

• Over 200 students asked to borrow a frindle

• Created frindle T-shirts

What serious consequences followed?

• The fire alarm was pulled

• Teachers went on strike

• The superintendent got involved

• The cafeteria ran out of food

Who visited Nick's house in Chapter 9?

• Mrs. Granger

• The mayor

• Mrs. Chatham

• A reporter