Had Margie ever seen a book before?

What subjects did Margie and Tommy learn?

“I wouldn’t throw it away.”
(i) Who says these words?
(ii) What does ‘it’ refer to?
(iii) What is it being compared with by the speaker?

“Sure they had a teacher, but it wasn’t a regular teacher. It was a man.”
(i) Who does ‘they’ refer to?
(ii) What does ‘regular’ mean here?
(iii) What is it contrasted with?

What kind of teachers did Margie and Tommy have?

Why did Margie’s mother send for the County Inspector?

What did he do?

Why was Margie doing badly in geography? What did the County Inspector do to help her?

What had once happened to Tommy’s teacher?

Did Margie have regular days and hours for school? If so, why?

How does Tommy describe the old kind of school?