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Who is the protagonist of the story?
Nick Allen
Who is the antagonist of the story?
Mrs. Granger
What school does Nick Allen go to?
Lincoln Elementary School
What grade is Nick Allen in?
Fifth Grade
What was the "guaranteed time waster" question? [Hint: Check Page 14]
A question at the end of class to waste time so the teacher didn't give homework!
Nick asked a "guaranteed time waster" question, did it work on Mrs. Granger? [Hint: Check Page 15!]
No, Nick had to give an extra report for class about the dictionary.
What was the word that Nick used for "pen"?
Frindle
What was Mrs. Granger's punishment for using the word "frindle"?
Students had to stay after school to write "I am writing this punishment with a pen" 100 times!
How many students had to stay after school after using the word frindle? [Hint: Page 48!]
Over 200 kids had detention with Mrs. Granger!
Who came to visit Nick's parents after school to talk about the frindle problem? [Hint: Check Page 49!]
Mrs. Chatham, the school principal
Who was Judy Morgan? [Hint: Check Chapter 10!]
She was a reporter for the Westfield Gazette, the local newspaper.
How did the students know Mrs. Granger wasn't looking at their punishment papers anymore?
The students started writing "I am writing this punishment with a frindle".
What did Bud Lawrence create a company to sell?
He made cheap pens labeled "Frindle".
What did the New York news station think of the Frindle story? What were they going to do? [Hint: Pages 74 & 75]
They loved the story and were going to put it on the evening national news.
How many people saw Nick and the Frindle story on TV? [Hint: Page 77!]
Twenty million people across the country saw the story.
Who did Bud Lawrence have to ask for permission from to make money from the word "frindle"?
He had to ask Nick's dad.
