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Miss Daisy is Crazy Chapters 8-12

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  • Who was the special guest in the classroom?
    The special guest was Boomer Wiggins.
  • How did the students celebrate reaching one million pages?
    They cheered and celebrated reaching the goal.
  • What was the narrator already planning when he shook the principal’s hand?
    He was already planning how to make the reading challenge succeed.
  • What was the only rule for playing the video games?
    The only rule was that everyone had to take turns.
  • What did Boomer do to prove that football players are smart?
    He read a book to the class.
  • Why did he think Amy could help him?
    Because Amy was in fifth grade and knew a lot of things, especially about computers.
  • How did Amy help spread the news to other students?
    She sent e-mails and instant messages to fifth graders.
  • What subject were the students studying on Monday?
    They were studying social studies.
  • Who read the one-millionth page?
    Andrea Young read the one-millionth page.
  • What was available for students who did not like video games?
    There were board games for them.
  • What did Principal Klutz say about schools?
    He said that schools cost a lot of money.
  • Who was the first president of the United States?
    The first president of the United States was George Washington.
  • What is the difference between buying and renting, according to Andrea Young?
    When you buy something, you keep it forever; when you rent it, you must return it.
  • How did the students react to Miss Daisy’s question?
    The students were shocked and gasped.
  • How many pages were added to the school’s reading total after Boomer read to the class?
    Fifty-two pages were added to the total.
  • Why did Principal Klutz come into the classroom?
    He came because he had heard that some students wanted to discuss something important with him.
  • What question did the narrator ask the principal?
    The narrator asked, “Can we buy the school?”
  • What did Miss Daisy create in the hallway?
    She created a giant thermometer mural.
  • What costume was Principal Klutz wearing at the event?
    He was wearing a gorilla suit.
  • Why were some teachers becoming upset?
    Because students were reading when they were supposed to be doing other activities.
  • How did Miss Daisy explain her moving eyes when she was looking at a paper?
    She said she was thinking about a Ping-Pong game she had once seen.
  • What does the narrator think the class might help Miss Daisy achieve by the end of the year?
    He thought the class might help her reach second-grade level by the end of the year.
  • Why was Boomer Wiggins visiting the school?
    He was visiting because his daughter was in fourth grade at the school.
  • Where did Amy and the narrator put up the posters?
    They put them up on Main Street and around the school.
  • How did students react to the reading challenge?
    The students started reading as much as possible everywhere.
  • Why did Boomer say education was important for football players?
    Because they had to read, study and write letters.
  • What did Boomer say about knocking people down in football?
    He said he did not like knocking people down, but sometimes it was part of the game.
  • What did Boomer give to each student?
    He gave each student a small plastic football with his autograph.
  • What food and drinks were available at the school?
    There were snacks, treats, juice, and bonbons.
  • What did Miss Daisy claim she did not know?
    Miss Daisy claimed she did not know anything about social studies.
  • What did the children have to do to rent the school for one night?
    They had to read one million pages in books.
  • About how many pages had the school read after one week?
    The school had read almost half a million pages.
  • Which school staff members allowed posters to be displayed?
    Mrs. Roopy, Mr. Sacco, and Ms. Hynde allowed posters to be displayed.
  • Why did the narrator begin to suspect that Miss Daisy was pretending?
    Because he saw her looking at a paper as if she was reading it.
  • Why did the children want to buy the school?
    They wanted to turn the school into a video-game arcade.
  • What did Principal Klutz offer the children instead of selling the school?
    He offered to rent the school to them for one night.
  • What was hanging over the school’s front door?
    A banner saying “WE READ A MILLION PAGES!” was hanging over the door.
  • What smaller number of pages did the narrator suggest?
    The narrator suggested one thousand pages.
  • What position did Boomer Wiggins play on his football team?
    He was the quarterback of the Chargers.
  • What career did Boomer want after football?
    He wanted to become a doctor.
  • What day did Principal Klutz visit the class?
    Principal Klutz visited the class on Thursday.
  • What filled the gymnasium?
    The gym was filled with video games, TVs, and game systems.
  • Why did the narrator get a headache by the end of the night?
    Because he spent hours playing video games and staring at screens.
  • What kind of book did the narrator read even though he was not interested in the topic?
    He read a book about frogs.
  • What extra promise did Principal Klutz make if the school read one million pages?
    He promised to wear a gorilla suit at the video-game night.
  • Who did the narrator ask for help after school?
    He asked his big sister Amy for help.
  • What did the narrator promise to teach Miss Daisy?
    He promised to teach her reading, writing, arithmetic, and social studies.
  • How many pages did the students need to read?
    They needed to read one million pages.
  • What two messages were written on the posters?
    The posters said: “LET’S TURN OUR SCHOOL INTO A VIDEO-GAME ARCADE!” “LET’S TURN PRINCIPAL KLUTZ INTO A GORILLA!”
  • What surprising question did Miss Daisy ask Boomer?
    She asked if football players were really dumb.
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