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Frindle Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When do we first meet Nick Allen and his unique ideas?

a)

he already graduated

b)

fifth grade

c)

fourth grade

d)

third grade

2.

Which character trait best describes Nick?

a)

lonely

b)

malicious

c)

boring

d)

mischievous

3.

The majority of the plot revolves around which of the following settings:

a)

Mrs. Chatham's office

b)

Nick's house

c)

fifth grade at Lincoln Elementary

d)

The Late Show with David Letterman

4.

A student caught chewing gum in Mrs. Granger's class


a)

had to share it with Mrs. Granger

b)

had to wear it pinned to an index card on his/her clothes

c)

had to go visit Mrs. Chatham, the principal

d)

had to chew it for one week straight without spitting it out

5.

Nick invented the word "frindle" when he was

a)

walking home with Janet

b)

when he needed a pen in class in order to do his work

c)

buying a snack at the Penny Pantry

d)

reading the dictionary while working on his report for Mrs. Granger

6.

Anyone who used the word "frindle" in Mrs. Granger's class had to

a)

get a note signed by his/her parent

b)

stay after school and write 100 sentences

c)

go to the principal's office

d)

lose ten points on his/her spelling test

7.

In what way does the author refer to Mrs. Granger's eyes throughout the novel?

a)

dark grey, turned on full power

b)

lonely and brown

c)

bright green

d)

blue, like a spec of dust

8.

How does the introduction of the character Judy Morgan change the plot?

a)

Judy writes a letter to Mrs. Granger and asks her to stop keeping all the students after school. Mrs. Granger finally agrees to stop keeping students after school if they say the word "frindle."

b)

Judy writes a story in the newspaper which causes other shows on TV to want to report on the story. Because Nick goes on TV, his new word becomes popular and continues to spread.

c)

Judy writes a story for the newspaper, and then all the fifth grade students begin to stay after school with Mrs. Granger and write 100 sentences

9.

Who sent Judy Morgan the fifth grade class picture with everyone holding a "frindle?"

a)

Bud Lawrence sent the photo to Judy Morgan.

b)

Nick Allen sent the photo to Judy Morgan.

c)

It is never revealed who actually sent the photo to Judy Morgan.

d)

Mrs. Granger sent the photo to Judy Morgan.

10.

What did Mrs. Granger say when Nick graduated from the fifth grade?

a)

that he should control his imagination

b)

she was proud of him

c)

To be safe that summer

d)

she never wanted to see him again

11.

The kids told Judy Morgan that Nick stayed after school so many times that they thought

a)

Mrs. Granger wanted to adopt him

b)

he had a crush on Mrs. Garnger

c)

his address had been changed

d)

he loved Mrs. Granger like a mother

12.

Nick became rich when he

a)

he sold 300 frindles at school.

b)

turned twenty-one years old.

c)

sold his life's story to People magazine.

d)

was in a movie.

13.

The setting jumps forward ten years at the end of the story. Why?

a)

The story couldn't end until the word "frindle" actually became a real word in the dictionary.

b)

Nick was out of ideas when he was in junior high and high school.

c)

NIck has finally graduated college and is now a teacher like Mrs. Granger.

d)

Mrs. Granger was getting ready to retire, and it was time to end the story.

14.

How did Nick know that the letter he received was the same one Mrs. Granger had shown him in the fifth grade?

a)

His name was written across the back of the envelope.

b)

He took a picture of it to help him remember what it looked like.

c)

The postman told him it was the same letter.

d)

His mom had been keeping it for 10 years.

15.


Nick's father asked Bud Lawrence to keep the money secret because


a)

it would cause even more publicity.

b)

Nick would stop saving his money.

c)

he didn't want to explain it to his boss.

d)

he didn't want his wife to know.

16.

The author of this book is: 

a)

Brian Seiznick

b)

Nick Allen

c)

Mrs. Wilson

d)

Andrew Clements

17.

Which group of words best describe how Mrs. Granger felt when she received the news on Christmas Day about the Lorelei Granger Students' Fund?

a)

excited, happy, proud

b)

angry, odious, upset

c)

surprised, astonished, doubtful

d)

sad, lonely, disappointed

18.

surprised, astonished, doubtful

a)

a pen

b)

a frindle

c)

an "object" that writes

d)

all answers are correct

19.

Who did Nick give some of his money to?

a)

His parents and his brother

b)

Pete

c)

Janet

20.

What change did Nick make to the school cafeteria?

a)

They started serving pizza and french fries every day.

b)

The cafeteria had "student choice day" once a week.

c)

They started serving delicious food four times a week.