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“Wayside School is Falling Down,” Chapter 17, “What”
Discussion Questions
Please answer the following questions:
1. Why did Jenny throw up?
2. Why wasn’t Jenny laughing at the story?
3. What did prune juice have to do with the story?
4. Why did Jenny have her helmet on?
5. Why did Jenny miss the bus?
6. At what point in the story did you realize that it was backward? How did
you come to this conclusion?
7. Make a list of the main events that happened in the story.