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"With all the racket that Rowley was making, Mom came downstairs." What is "to make a racket"?
IDIOM. To make a lot of noise, to be loud, to talk in a confused way.
"Rowley started blubbering like a baby." What is "blubber"?
VERB. To cry noisily, uncontrollably.
"Rowley will be lucky if he doesn't get beat up." What is "beat up"?
PHRASAL VERB. To assault someone by hitting, punching, kicking repeatedly.
"Our dog is standing on its hind legs!" What are "hind legs"?
NOUN. The back legs on an animal that walks on four legs.
Why did Rowley want to win the Talent Show?
Because he wanted his band to win and get famous, allowing them to go live on their own.
Did Greg and Scotty make it into the Talent Show? Why?
No. Because Greg forgot to pass Scotty some props.
What did Greg have to do for the tryouts after injuring Rowley?
He had to join a first grader (Scotty) and be his assitant for a magic trick presentation. originally, Rowley was the assitant.
How did Greg try to get Manny not to snitch on him? Did it work?
He left the house, saying he was going to leave forever because he didn't want his family to be angry with him. It didn't work.
What was the prank that Greg played on Rowley? Why did he do it?
He put a dumbbell inside a pillow case, because Rowley was kicking it, and it annoyed Greg.
Manny was fun to be around in sleepovers. True or False? Elaborate if False.
False. He was always causing trouble. For example, one day he crawled into Rowley's bed and scared him.
Why was Manny with Greg and Rowley in their sleepover?
Because Greg's mom wanted him to observe, to see if Greg and Rowley did something bad.
When Rodrick left the house and left the basement empty, what did Greg organise?
He organized a sleepover with Rowley. They were going to eat candy and watch horror films.
What was Rodrick doing for the tryouts for the talent show?
He was going to play with his band.
What was the play that Greg wrote about? What was Rowley's role? Did Rowley like his role?
It was about a family that thinks their son is a dog. Rowley was the dog-boy. He didn't like his role.
"Dad was going bonkers listening to Rodrick's band." What is "going bonkers"?
IDIOM. To go crazy. (To get really excited in some ither contexts)
