Q 01/05

In Frindle, third-grader Nick gets his classmates to turn Miss Deaver's room into what?

A) A tropical island

B) An Egyptian pyramid

C) A haunted house

D) A space station

Answer · why

A) A tropical island

A tropical island took shape with paper palm trees, sand on the floor and the thermostat turned right up. The principal walked in to find the first-ye...

Q 02/05

In Frindle, pupils swear that gum-spotting teacher Mrs. Granger has which superhuman power?

A) Mind reading

B) Super hearing

C) X-ray vision

D) A sixth sense

Answer · why

C) X-ray vision

X-ray vision is the kids' only explanation for how she spots gum the instant it goes in. She is short and white-haired, yet one look from her dark gra...

Q 03/05

In Frindle, how does Mrs. Granger answer Nick's stalling question about where words come from?

A) Sends him to the principal

B) Assigns him a report on it

C) Gives the class a pop quiz

D) Ignores him until the bell

Answer · why

B) Assigns him a report on it

Mrs. Granger assigns him a report on it, to be given aloud the very next day. Nick's 'teacher-stopper' had sidetracked every teacher before her, and t...

Q 04/05

In Frindle, which school event do the fifth graders hijack by holding up pens and shouting?

A) The talent show

B) The winter concert

C) The class photo

D) The science fair

Answer · why

C) The class photo

The class photo could not be retaken, because the photographer had run out of film. So the fifth grade's official portrait that year shows every child...

Q 05/05

In Frindle, Mrs. Granger's long-kept letter to Nick admits she chose to play which part?

A) The referee

B) The villain

C) The narrator

D) The sidekick

Answer · why

B) The villain

The villain is the part she gave herself, because she saw that a good fight would keep Nick pushing his word. She had been rooting for frindle almost ...