Book: I Funny, School of Laughs
Author: James Patterson
ISBN: 978-0-545-91756-8
U$1.00-B-0.006065-BE-165
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Chapter 1: Dead Man Not Walking
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Open
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Stevie Kosgrov
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Long Beach Middle School
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Answers will vary
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Open
7.
The 6th grade shakedown
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To get the 6th grader’s lunch money
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A wild yeti with less hair and more attitude
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Open
11.
Zits and Useless
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Cousins
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Jamie is Stevie’s punching bag
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They have tree stump personalities
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His personality is a ticked-off Neanderthal
Chapter 2: A Couple of Yo-Yos
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Open
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The guy who talks about aliens coming to earth and stands near ice-cream shop.
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Frankie’s Good Eats by the Sea
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He is fat because it looks like he is 5 months pregnant with a food baby.
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A customer at Uncle Frankie’s diner.
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Know your audience
Chapter 3: A Tall Order
1.
Polishing one of Uncle Frankie’s yo-yo trophies
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He stood at attention
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150 years
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Flora Denning
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Open
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Open
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He was using it as his own personal panic room.
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Open
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Open
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A ghost town
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Gilda
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Because people/students don’t use it
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Open
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Explain
Chapter 4: Are We On The Same Page?
1.
Patagonian toothfish is Chilean Sea Bass
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He gave the Patagonian toothfish the commercial name of Chilean Sea Bass in 1977.
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He recommended Meet-Up and Cool classes.
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For Jamie to teach a comedy class.
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The called the class “How to Be Funny.”
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comedy showcase
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He suggested to sell tickets.
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Ms. Denning and Frankie beamed at each other.
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Ms. Denning and Frankie don’t care about Jamie’s opinion because they didn’t ask him.
Chapter 5: One Order of Doom, Please
1.
Mrs. Torres
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Open
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Uncle Frankie has always given Jamie time, advice, and attention.
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He said he is coming down with a major case of nerves.
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Open
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Uncle Frankie is trying to bribe Jamie with food
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True
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On Thursday
Chapter 6: Manic Panic
1.
No name, just memoirs
2.
The name of her book is “Bossy Pants.”
3.
No book, just videos
4.
No, Jerry Seinfeld is not the author.
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Because he had to create a lesson plan
6.
Gilda Gold, Joey Gaynor, and Jimmy Pierce
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Open
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He feels he has a boring lecture.
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Jamie feels he is having a tragedy.
Chapter 7: Good Ideas By The Sea
1.
Jamie is meeting his friends.
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Gilda asked him.
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No, Jamie wasn't truthful.
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Open
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Open
6.
Gaynor and Pierce rode into the diner with their skateboards.
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Uncle Frankie sings along to a Frank Sinatra song.
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Open
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Open
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Open
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Jamie, Gaynor, Pierce and Gilda are the new library consultants.
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Ms. Denning paid for the milkshakes.
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The Milkshakes were the brainfood.
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Open
15.
Pierce suggested a cheer.
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Gaynor suggested a rap.
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No, he thinks he will do bad.
Chapter 8: I No Teacher
1.
That the aliens have landed on Earth and started destroying it.
2.
Jamie's class was full.
3.
Jamie's last name is Grimm.
4.
Because Jamie said, "A wise person once said that comedy equals tragedy plus time."
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Yes, the students were rude to Jamie.
6.
Open
Chapter 9: Seeing Stars (Not At Night)
1.
Jamie would rather do:
a.
chew on Stevie's stinky socks
b.
move to Antarctica wearing just my pajamas
c.
fight a bear while covered in honey
2.
He didn't have his backpack with his lesson plan.
3.
Nina Nopp suggested that Jamie recycle his notes.
4.
Ned Nopp is Nina Nopp's twin brother.
5.
Vincent O'Neil said that Jamie's notes are valuable sleep aids.
6.
One of the jocks threw a pencil at Vincent's back.
7.
Stevie Kosgrov, Zits and Useless found the library while Jamie was teaching class.
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The oldest trick in the book is to crack a joke about yourself.
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Jim Carrey's character in Dumb and Dumber.
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Open
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Open
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Open
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Open
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Vincent tried to take over the class with jokes.
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They were out of control.
Chapter 10: Failing Better
1.
Miss Tillman made Jamie color all day when he was a kid.
2.
Miss Tillman played Solitaire all day.
3.
The Marx Maximum is a sundae.
4.
The sundae has 5 ice cream flavors.
5.
The Marx Maximum comes with a souvenir.
6.
A Groucho Mask is the souvenir.
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To save Ms. Denning's job and for Long Beach Middle School to have a library.
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Answers will vary
9.
Lou Diamante is the Yo-Yo King of Queens
Chapter 11: Honesty Is The Best Policy
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The purpose is that Jamie is trying to figure something out.
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He is trying to understand life.
3.
He compared them to snowflakes.
4.
Jamie compares Nina to an icicle.
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False
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He said he records himself so he can hear himself again.
7.
That he threw his flushing shoes in the back of his dad's jeep and his dad pulled over.
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He wrote down he didn't get gravity.
9.
She talked about her cat "Katy Purry."
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Augusta's grandma pinches her cheeks.
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Yes, Answers will vary
Chapter 12: Makeover Magic
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The Long Beach Middle School Library
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My Comedy Class is scheduled at the library on Monday.
3.
Gaynor's Zine Class is scheduled at the library on Tuesday.
4.
Gilda's Feminist Artists Class is scheduled at the library on Wednesday.
5.
Pierce's Math Masters Class is scheduled at the library on Thursday.
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Middle School Film Class is scheduled at the library on Friday.
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Ms. Denning used to write jokes for Ellen DeGeneres.
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Gilda teaches the film class.
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Gilda's dad helps out.
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Gilda teaches scriptwriting, shooting, and editing.
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On the next round, Gilda will teach Photoshop, printmaking, and creative writing.
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Stevie dropped out of comedy class.
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Stevie is incapable of getting jokes.
15.
Zits and Useless stayed on the class.
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Zits is actually good in comedy. He has good comic timing.
17.
Uncle Frankie donated yo-yo manuals.
18.
Uncle Frankie is proud of Jamie.
19.
Jamie is proud of himself.
Chapter 13: The Grand Finale
1.
The whole town of Long Beach, Uncle Frankie, Ms. Denning, the Smileys and Stevie attended the showcase.
2.
Ms. Denning sat next to Uncle Frankie.
3.
Daisy Cody was the first student to perform.
4.
Daisy Cody's Parents never buy them jewelry or a pony.
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Nina and Ned performed second and third.
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Zits performed fourth.
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Zits complimented Jamie is his opening.
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Jamie taught Zits about self-confidence.
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Chapter 14: The Sweet Smell of Success
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Yes, it was.
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4.
Gaynor blurred music from an ipod.
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Jamie has homework for Gilda's film class.
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Gilda is tough on her students.
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The party took place in the library.
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