The Fun They Had

In "The Fun They Had" what does Tommy find? 

• a robot
• a teacher
• a book

In "The Fun They Had," how do Margie's feelings about the OLD school CHANGE by the END of the story?

• She decides it must have been nice to go to school
• She decides old schools must have been scary
• She decides old schools were much harder than her school 

When does "The Fun They Had" take place?

• in the present time
• in the future
• fifty years ago

Why does Margie's mother in "The Fun They Had" send for the inspector?

• Margie has gotten into trouble
• Margie won't stop talking about school
• Margie's mechanical teacher is not working correctly

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

• doing poorly on test after test in geography.
• having no friends in school anymore.
• reading an old book that Tommy found in his attic.

In "The Fun They Had," which of these things are unfamiliar to Margie until she learns about them from Tommy or his book?

• tests
• homework
• human teachers

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

• the book is 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

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

• Her teacher is a caring human being who focuses on only one student.
• Her schoolwork is programmed to suit her own specific learning abilities.
• She is able to decide when to take tests and how difficult those tests should be.

Which of these technological advances is most clearly featured in the science-fiction story "The Fun They Had"?

• The internet
• Satellite TV
• on-screen readers

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

• The story takes place in the future.
• The story takes place in another world.
• The story takes place in outer space.
• The story takes place in the distant past.