"The Fun They Had" review

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What has caused Margaret to hate school even more at the beginning of "The Fun They Had"?

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doing poorly on test after test in geography

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How is Margie's teacher different from the teachers that most students who attend school today have?

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Margie's teacher is a machine.

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In "The Fun They Had" why does Margie's mother have the county inspector visit?

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to reprogram Margie's teacher

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At which of these events would a person most likely speak sorrowfully? concert, funeral, wedding, graduation

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funeral

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Adjective that best describes someone who loftily answers a question: inspirational, thoughtful, snobby, kind.

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snobby

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If a person behaves nonchalantly, how does he or she most likely feel?

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carefree

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In "The Fun They Had," Tommy finds a book. Why are the book's pages yellow and crinkly?

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The book was printed a long time ago.

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In "The Fun They Had," how is Margie's education more personal than the education of students her age in most schools today?

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Her schoolwork is programmed to suit her own specific learning abilities.

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What does Margie think of the schools she learned about from Tommy's book at the end of "The Fun They Had"?

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Those schools must have been enjoyable.

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Which technological advance is most clearly featured in the science-fiction story "The Fun They Had"? Options: the Internet, satellite TV, on-screen readers, GPS.

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on-screen readers