Q 01/05

In Wayside School Is Falling Down, what is in the heavy package Louis carries up to Mrs. Jewls's class?

A) A computer

B) A television

C) A fish tank

D) A telescope

Answer · why

A) A computer

A computer is in the box, and Mrs. Jewls pushes it straight out of the window to show her class how gravity works.

Q 02/05

In Wayside School Is Falling Down, what name does the class wrongly call new student Benjamin Nushmutt?

A) Billy Baker

B) Sam Sanders

C) Mark Miller

D) Tom Turner

Answer · why

C) Mark Miller

Mark Miller is the name everyone uses, and Benjamin is too shy to correct them, so he starts to think it suits him better than his own.

Q 03/05

At the end of Wayside School Is Falling Down, which animals fill the building and force it to close?

A) Pigeons

B) Cows

C) Goats

D) Frogs

Answer · why

B) Cows

Cows pour into the school after Mrs. Jewls rings her cowbell so hard during a storm that the sound carries to a whole herd.

Q 04/05

In Wayside School Is Falling Down, what picture does Calvin choose for the birthday tattoo on his ankle?

A) An eagle

B) A turnip

C) A dragon

D) A potato

Answer · why

D) A potato

A potato is his pick, and although nobody else approves, Calvin decides he is the one who has to live with it.

Q 05/05

In Wayside School Is Falling Down, what does Mrs. Jewls say Stephen must wear if he wants to look important?

A) A solid gold watch

B) Expensive underpants

C) A silk top hat

D) Polished leather shoes

Answer · why

B) Expensive underpants

Expensive underpants is her answer, because she tells him that it is what a person wears underneath that really counts.