“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?
What subjects did Margie and Tommy learn?
They must have learned all the basic subjects taught in a school. The chapter mentions the teaching of geography, arithmetic and history.
Where was Margie’s school? Did she have any classmates?
What kind of teachers did Margie and Tommy have?
“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?