Detention
Why is Nate in detention?
He hit Miranda with a cupcake during lunch.
What did Mr. Galvin ask if Nate was suggesting?
Some sort of wager
Which teacher did Nate pick to be the advisor for the Cartooning Club?
Mr. Rosa
Why did Nate's dad become numb to his detention?
He received detention over 100 times.
What topic is Mr. Galvin teaching that Nate's friend thinks is very boring?
Photosynthesis
How does Nate convince Chad to join Cartooning Club?
He promised Chad that there would be lots of girls there.
What does Nate say is the purpose of detention?
To break their spirit
Bored them into obedient
To get them to follow the rules
What does Nate's friend mean when they say, "Arsenal is right"?
Nate's friend means that his knock-knock jokes might be deadly, like weapons.
What does Nate say Mr. Galvin needs to do?
Nate thinks that Mr. Galvin needs to lighten up. He never laughs or smiles.
What's Nate's advice for dealing with detention?
He said the way to fight against detention is to keep getting it.
When Nate said, "Mr. Galvin, I've got a joke for you!" What was the joke?
What did the caveman say to the T. Rex?
What Nate bet that he can get out of Mr. Galvin
A chuckle
How does the other kid in detention rebel against Nate?
He said once is enough for him. I learned my lesson. I'm never going to get detention again.
What happens when Nate tries to tell his joke?
Mr. Galvin gives a scientific explanation for why the joke is impossible.
How does Gina get Mr. Galvin to laugh?
Gina says Nate thinks he will be on the honor roll, which makes Mr. Galvin laugh because he is doing badly in science.
What is ironic about Nate being in a cartooning club in this book?
It's ironic because the book is told in a series of cartoons (or comic strips), and then Nate himself is writing cartoons in the book.