What did Nick do to bother his teacher in fourth grade?
He made loud peeping sounds like a bird.
What class did Mrs. Granger teach?
Language arts
What book did Mrs. Granger want all of the kids to have at home?
The dictionary
What did Mrs. Granger want students to do if they didn't know a word?
Look it up in the dictionary
What word would best describe Nick Allen?
A troublemaker
What does Nick usually do at the end of each class?
He asks the teacher a question to waste time.
What question does Nick ask Mrs. Granger on the first day of school?
Where do the words in the dictionary come from?
What does Mrs. Granger do when Nick asks his question?
She tells him to do an oral report on it in the next class.
When Nick and Janet are walking home from school, they find a _____________ on the ground.
pen
What is Mrs. Granger's punishment for saying the word "frindle"?
The students must write "I am writing this punishment with a pen" one hundred times.
What is the name of the principal of Lincoln Elementary School?
Mrs. Chatham
How do the students know that Mrs. Granger is not reading their punishment sentences?
They use the word "frindle" instead of "pen"
How does Nick first feel about being recognized for inventing the word "frindle"?
Shy and awkward
How did people in other states and cities hear about frindle?
They saw it on national TV
Who was Bud Lawrence?
He was a businessman who wanted to make money by selling things with the word frindle on them.
