Stand up Yumi Chung Part 1
Who is the author?
Jessica Kim
What town does Yumi live in?
Korea-town
What is the name of the administrator of the prep school Yumi attends?
Mr. Beasley
What is the name of the prep school Yumi is trying to get a scholarship to?
Winston Prep
What score does Yumi have to make on her entrance exam to get a scholarship to Winston?
98%
What type of hair style does Yumi want at the beauty salon?
Pixie-cut
What does Yumi call the other ladies at the hair salon?
Aunties
What is the name of the entrance exam that Yumi has to take to get into the Prep school?
SSAT (Secondary School Admission Test)
What is Yumi's older sister's name?
Yuri
Who is the jokester that Yumi watches on YouTube?
What is the name of the notebook where Yumi keeps her jokes?
Super secret comedy notebook.
What is Yumi's mom go to statement when she is trying to guilt Yumi into doing what she wants?
Mom and Dad work hard so you can have opportunities like this.
What is a hagwagon?
A classroom for tutoring.
What type of restaurant do Yumi's parent own?
Korean BBQ
What do the kids at school call Yumi because she smells like her parents restaurant?
Yu-meat
What is the main thing that frustrates Yumi when her parents talk about their friends children?
They compare her to the other children's accomplishments.
What exaggeration did Yumi's mom tell Ms. Lee when they met at the restaurant?
That Yumi already won the scholarship to Winston.
What is the name of the theater that is coming to Korea-town?
The ha-ha club.
What is the "yes and" principle?
Accept what the other person has stated and expand upon that line of thinking.
What advice does Jasmine Jasper recommend to improve your comedy routine?
To watch and critique video footage of yourself.
How does Yumi convince her mom to take her to the nursing home for the comedy show?
That is will look good on her college applications.
Phillpe tells Yumi about a new middle school coming to town. What is the name of the school?
PAMS: Performing Arts Magnet School
What did the note say that Mrs. Pak gave Yumi after discussing her test scores?
The only failure is not trying.
What does Yumi think she needs in order to become better at her routine?
When Yumi watches and critiques herself, what are some of the things that she needs to change?
Talk louder, stand up straight, walk around more, don't grip the hairbrush with both hands, stop saying um, no nervous giggling, pause between jokes, and don't rush the delivery.