Frindle Comprehension

What happens with the fifth grade class picture?

• Nick and his friends get everyone to say "frindle" instead of "cheese"

• Nick tells everyone to close their eyes

• the photographer never shows up

• Mrs. Granger thinks the whole thing is hilarious

What does Nick compare his meeting with Mrs. Granger to?

• tea with his grandma

• spending time with a friend

• a war conference

• a soccer game

When Mrs. Chatham comes to speak with Mr. and Mrs. Allen, what is surprising about Mrs. Allen's reaction to the situation?

• she is very angry with Nick

• she thinks the whole thing is harmless and Nick shouldn't be in trouble

• she wants Mrs. Granger to get fired

• she argues that she invented the word, not Nick

Once Nick gets interviewed on television then…

• frindle starts gaining popularity across the country

• Nick becomes a super star

• Nick starts inventing lots of new words

• everyone decides they don’t want to use the word frindle anymore

When does Mrs. Granger send Nick the letter she wrote?

• the summer after fifth grade

• the day Nick graduates high school

• ten years later when the word frindle is in the dictionary

• the day she retires from teaching

How does Mrs. Granger feel about how Nick handled the whole “Frindle” experience?

• angry

• surprised

• proud

• disappointed

What does Nick give Mrs. Granger?

• her very own engraved frindle (or pen if she wants to call it that)

• a dictionary with his signature in it

• a picture of him winning an award

• a check for $100

What is Mrs. Granger's punishment for using the word frindle?

• Detention

• No recess

• Extra homework

How does Mrs. Granger feel about the word frindle?

• She doesn't care.

• She laughs.

• She is irritated.

The first article about the word frindle was published in __________________.

• The New York Times

• The Westfield Gazette

• CBS News