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Questions and Answers
Why did the narrator decide to eat the Smart Ice Cream?
Why did the narrator decide to eat the Smart Ice Cream?
- Because he believed it wouldn't do any harm and tasted good. (correct)
- To ruin Peppi's business by eating all the special flavors.
- To prove that the Smart Ice Cream was a fake.
- Because he needed to become smarter than Dadian.
The narrator put sand in all of the ice cream bins, including the Smart Ice Cream bin.
The narrator put sand in all of the ice cream bins, including the Smart Ice Cream bin.
False (B)
What tools did the narrator bring to the van to sabotage Peppi's ice cream?
What tools did the narrator bring to the van to sabotage Peppi's ice cream?
crowbar, bolt cutters, flashlight, bucket of sand
The narrator believed Dadian got a hundred in Maths because he had been eating ______ Ice Cream.
The narrator believed Dadian got a hundred in Maths because he had been eating ______ Ice Cream.
Match the ice cream with the effect it is supposed to have:
Match the ice cream with the effect it is supposed to have:
What is the primary reason the narrator believes other kids dislike him?
What is the primary reason the narrator believes other kids dislike him?
The narrator admits he went to the back of the line after Mr. Peppi told him to.
The narrator admits he went to the back of the line after Mr. Peppi told him to.
What subject did the narrator score one hundred out of one hundred in?
What subject did the narrator score one hundred out of one hundred in?
Mr. Peppi told the narrator, 'One day you will be too ______.'
Mr. Peppi told the narrator, 'One day you will be too ______.'
Why did the narrator suspect Jerome Dadian of cheating?
Why did the narrator suspect Jerome Dadian of cheating?
Mr. Peppi is portrayed as a strict and unforgiving character who never offers free ice cream.
Mr. Peppi is portrayed as a strict and unforgiving character who never offers free ice cream.
What was the narrator's initial opinion of the 'Happy Ice Cream'?
What was the narrator's initial opinion of the 'Happy Ice Cream'?
What did the narrator do to Mr. Peppi's van after being told to go to the back of the line?
What did the narrator do to Mr. Peppi's van after being told to go to the back of the line?
Peppi charged Pimples Peterson for the purple ice cream that supposedly cured his pimples.
Peppi charged Pimples Peterson for the purple ice cream that supposedly cured his pimples.
What prize did the narrator win when he was only three years old?
What prize did the narrator win when he was only three years old?
What physical attribute did the boy the narrator called 'Snozzle' have?
What physical attribute did the boy the narrator called 'Snozzle' have?
The narrator called Peterson 'Pimples' because he had a lot of ______.
The narrator called Peterson 'Pimples' because he had a lot of ______.
Match the nickname with the corresponding physical characteristic:
Match the nickname with the corresponding physical characteristic:
Why did the narrator decide to investigate Peppi's ice cream van?
Why did the narrator decide to investigate Peppi's ice cream van?
The narrator immediately believed the ice cream was responsible for the changes in Pimples Peterson and Snozzle.
The narrator immediately believed the ice cream was responsible for the changes in Pimples Peterson and Snozzle.
Where did Peppi keep his ice cream van at night?
Where did Peppi keep his ice cream van at night?
Flashcards
Coming Top
Coming Top
Achieving the highest mark or position in a class or competition.
Jealousy
Jealousy
Feeling displeasure or resentment at someone else's success or advantages
Cheating
Cheating
To gain an unfair advantage by dishonest means.
Old Fool
Old Fool
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Pushing In
Pushing In
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Mind Your Own Business
Mind Your Own Business
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Pull a Fast One
Pull a Fast One
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Soft Hearted
Soft Hearted
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Smart Ice Cream
Smart Ice Cream
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Happy Ice Cream
Happy Ice Cream
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Nose Ice Cream
Nose Ice Cream
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Pimple Ice Cream
Pimple Ice Cream
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Sand in Ice Cream
Sand in Ice Cream
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Pimples Peterson
Pimples Peterson
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Picking on Someone
Picking on Someone
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Mr. Peppi
Mr. Peppi
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Snozzle
Snozzle
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Green Ice Cream
Green Ice Cream
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One Hundred for Maths
One Hundred for Maths
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Competitive Rivalry
Competitive Rivalry
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Study Notes
- The narrator always comes top of the class, getting 100/100 in both Maths and English
- He considers himself a natural brain, the best there is, and looks down on his classmates
- He claims to have been advanced from a very young age, relating how he told his mother to stop tickling him the day he was born
- He wins many prizes and sees himself as a terrific speller
- He admits the other kids don't like him, calling him a "show-off", but he dismisses this as jealousy, believing it is because he is clever and good-looking
- Another kid, Jerome Dadian, matched the narrator's math score, something that has never happened before
- The narrator is suspicious that there is something to do with Mr. Peppi's ice cream and decides to investigate
- Mr. Peppi is an old man who parks his van outside the school and sells all types of ice cream, including some unheard-of flavors
- Mr. Peppi once told him off and wouldn't serve him until he went to the back of the queue
- To get back at Peppi, the narrator scratched his van in the newly painted portion
- Peppi was described as soft-hearted because gives free ice creams to kids that had no money
- It is rumored that the ice cream is "Happy Ice Cream" and that it is good for people, even curing sickness.
- Pimples Peterson was given free ice cream. Peterson's pimples went away the next day. The narrator had been calling him "Pimples"
- Another kid at the school with too long of a nose was called "Snozzle" by the narrator
- Peppi gave Snozzle a small green ice cream every morning, for nothing
- Every day Snozzle's nose grew a bit smaller, and eventually he got a normal-sized nose
- Jerome Dadian ate ice cream the day he matched the narrator's math score and the narrator has made up his mind to stop the ice cream business
- The narrator sneaks out at eleven o'clock at night with a crowbar, a bucket of sand, a flashlight, and some bolt cutters
- The van was parked in a lane behind Peppi's house
- There were many tubs of ice cream. Flavors include apple and banana, cherry and mango, blackberry and watermelon, and about fifty other flavors
- Four bins with locks contained special flavors. On the bins labels read: -HAPPY ICE CREAM for cheering people up -NOSE ICE CREAM for long noses -PIMPLE ICE CREAM for removing pimples -SMART ICE CREAM for smart alecs
- Rat Dadian had been eating Smart Ice Cream to get 100 for Maths
- The narrator decides to fix Peppi up once and for all
- The narrator cut the locks off the four bins and put sand into every bin. Except for the Smart Ice Cream.
- The narrator eats all of the Smart Ice Cream
- The next day he is not as smart, having trouble with simple addition
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A child believes Smart Ice Cream helps people ace exams. Jealous and insecure, he sabotages the ice cream and eats 'Smart Ice Cream'. He suspects another student of cheating because of the ice cream.
