The Fun They Had 1. What did Margie write in her diary? 2 2. What things about the book did Margie and Tommy find strange? 2 3. Had Margie ever seen a real book before? Did she know about such books? 2 4. Where had Tommy found the book? How was it different from the books Margie and Tommy were used to? 3 5. What a waste!” What is Tommy referring to as a ‘waste’? Is it really a waste? Why/Why not? 2 6. Why did Margie think that children in olden days had fun while studying in school? 2 7. Describe the old school as described in the book? How did it influence Margie? 2 8. What does Tommy tell Margie about the old kind of school? 2 9. Why did Margie get disappointed after the geography sector of her teacher was set right? 2 10. Why was Margie not doing well in geography? 2 11. What did the County Inspector do to help her? 2 12. Do you think Asimov is warning us about the dangers of too much computerisation? 5