THE FUN THEY HAD

At the beginning of "The Fun They Had," what caused Margie to hate school even more than ever?

• learning about real teachers instead of teaching machines

• reading an old book that Tommy has found in his attic

• doing poorly on test after test in geography

• having no friends in school anymore

In "The Fun They Had," how is Margie's teacher different from the teachers that most students who attend schools today have?

• Margie's teacher has been told very little about her.

• Margie's teacher is a person at a remote location.

• Margie's teacher is her mother.

• Margie's teacher is a machine.

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

• to reprogram Margie's teacher

• to punish Margie for her poor grades

• to explain what Margie needs to learn

• to give Margie personal instruction in geography

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

• The book is very cheaply made.

• No one has ever read the book before.

• The book was printed a long time ago.

• Someone was trying to hide the book in the attic.

At the end of "The Fun We Had," what does Margie think of the schools she has learned about from Tommy's book?

• Those schools must have been very enjoyable.

• Those schools must have been very unpleasant.

• Those schools seem like a complete waste of time.

• Those schools seem very similar o her own schooling.

In what way is the setting of "The Fun They Had" typical of science fiction?

• The story takes place in the distant past.

• The story takes place on another world.

• The story takes place in outer space.

• The story takes place in the future.

Telebooks differ from regular books because they

• are written in punch code

• have words which move on a screen

• must be played on a tape recorder

• are books that have been made into movies

The story says that Tommy answered Margie nonchalantly as he walked away. What does nonchalantly mean?

• disagreeably

• curiously

• casually

• reluctanly

What is the conflict in the story?

• Margie's robot teacher is giving her too many tests.

• Margie hates school and thinks about the fun the kids had at school in the old days.

• Tommy won't let Margie read the old book.

• Margie has to learn about geography and fractions.

Why does Margie think human teachers can't teach as well as mechanical teachers?

• They aren't as smart as machines

• They can't understand their students

• They make their students take too many tests

• They can't teach all the subjects