One Monday morning at school, Anuja made Tiesha laugh really hard. When Tiesha regained her breath she said, "Anuja, you crack me upl" Anuja wittly replied,don't know how you stay intact with all of that cracking up." Tlesha fell into another fit of laughter, and Anuja grinned What is funny about Anuja's statement: "I don't know how you stay intact with all of that cracking up"? A. Tiesha knows that Anuja likes to crack eggs and throw them at her. B. Anuja uses the literal meaning of "cracking up" to make a joke. C. Anuja pretends that she does not know why Tiesha is laughing D. Tiesha has to wrap herself in tape to keep from breaking apart.

## Step 1<br />The problem is a comprehension question based on a given text. The text is a conversation between two characters, Anuja and Tiesha. The question asks us to identify what is funny about Anuja's statement: "I don't know how you stay intact with all of that cracking up".<br /><br />## Step 2<br />The phrase "cracking up" is an idiomatic expression in English, which means to laugh so hard that you can't control it. In this context, Anuja is using this phrase to refer to Tiesha's laughter.<br /><br />## Step 3<br />Anuja's statement is funny because she is pretending not to understand the idiomatic expression "cracking up". She is making it seem as though she is confused about why Tiesha is laughing so hard.<br /><br />## Step 4<br />Looking at the options provided, option C correctly identifies this. It states that Anuja is pretending not to know why Tiesha is laughing, which is exactly what she is doing in her statement.