Characters
What does Mrs. Gorf turn children into when they misbehave?
Apples
What happens to Sharie during class?
She falls asleep and rolls out the window
Who saves Sharie when she falls out the window?
Louis, the yard teacher
What happens when Jason sits on Joy’s gum?
He gets stuck to his chair
How many stories tall is Wayside School?
30 stories
Why does Joe struggle with counting?
He says the numbers in the wrong order
Why does Paul get in trouble twice in one day?
He pulls Leslie’s pigtails—both of them
What does Mrs. Jewls believe is the best cure for itching?
Arithmetic
Why does the class celebrate when Todd leaves early?
He is like a “star baseball player,” always getting sent home
What flavor ice cream does Maurecia end up liking the most?
Todd-flavored ice cream
What talent makes Bebe famous in class?
She can draw extremely fast
What do the students use to stop Mrs. Gorf from turning them into apples again?
a mirror
Why does Mrs. Jewls think the students aren’t human children?
They are "too cute"
Why does Calvin struggle with delivering the note?
There is no Miss Zarves or 19th story
Why does the school have a huge playground?
Because the school was built sideways
Why does Todd go home early almost every day?
He gets 3 discipline marks before 12PM
What does Mrs. Jewls mistake the students for on her first day?
Monkeys
What did the builder forget to put in the school?
The 19th story
Why does Bebe throw away her artwork?
Mrs. Jewls says quality matters more than speed
What happens when Mrs. Jewls hits her head on the wall five times?
Joe counts the hits wrong
What happens to Sammy, the “new student”?
He is actually a dead rat hidden under many raincoats
What unusual thing always happens when a student tells an "untold joke"?
Everyone laughs even when no one said anything
Why does Mrs. Jewls send students home on the kindergarten bus?
When they get 3 discipline marks
Why does Rondi get frustrated even though everyone compliments her?
They compliment the things she doesn’t have, like her missing front teeth
What makes the school “sideways”?
The builder accidentally built it straight up instead of in a row