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Sideways, Part One Trivia Quiz

These questions all relate to the stories in Louis Sachar's 1978 book, "Sideways Stories From Wayside School." Part One deals with the first fifteen stories.

A multiple-choice quiz by asutbone. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
asutbone

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
193,657

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
486

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Question 1 of 15

1. MRS. GORF: Wayside School was built sideways, so that instead of thirty classrooms side by side, there were thirty classes, one on top of the other. Mrs. Gorf taught the class on the thirtieth story. When a student got a problem wrong or was otherwise bad, she would turn him or her into an apple. Who was the first child turned into an apple? Hint

Todd

Stephen

John

Joe

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Question 2 of 15

2. MRS. JEWLS: Mrs. Gorf's replacement on the thirtieth story was named Mrs. Jewls. When she first walked into class, she mistook the children for what type of animal? Hint

Dead Rats

Koalas

Monkeys

Squirrels

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Question 3 of 15

3. JOE: Joe couldn't count. Mrs. Jewls tried to teach him how during recess one day. When she tried to get him to count pencils, what sequence of numbers did he use? Hint

4-6-1-9-5.

7-5-3-1-2-4-6-8.

1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10.

1,000-1,000,000-3.

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Question 4 of 15

4. SHARIE: Sharie wore a huge red and blue overcoat to school everyday, even when it was hot. She often fell asleep in class. One day she fell asleep in class and rolled out the window. She woke up after she had fallen how many stories? Hint

She didn't wake up

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Question 5 of 15

5. TODD: Mrs. Jewls had a policy that if a child was bad three times in a day, they'd have to go home on the kindergarten bus. Todd went home early every day, no matter how hard he tried. He got in trouble three times in this story for what crime? Hint

Being out of his seat when he wasn't supposed to

Eating in class

Borrowing people's pencils without asking first

Talking out of turn

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Question 6 of 15

6. BEBE: Bebe Gunn was the fastest draw in Mrs. Jewls's class. How long did it take her to draw a cat? Hint

less than 30 seconds

less than 45 seconds

less than 8 seconds

less than 15 seconds

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Question 7 of 15

7. CALVIN: Mrs. Jewls had an errand for Calvin. She wanted him to take a note to which other teacher in the school? Hint

Louis

Miss Mush

Mr. Kidswatter

Miss Zarves

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Question 8 of 15

8. MYRON: Myron was elected the class president of Mrs. Jewls's class. His job was very important. He had to turn on the lights before every class, and turn them off after school was over. He got delayed in helping rescue Dana's dog, and was fired for being late the next day, since they had no lights in class until he got there. Who replaced Myron as class president? Hint

Kathy

Calvin

Stephen

Dana

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Question 9 of 15

9. MAURECIA: Maurecia loved ice cream, but she had eaten every kind there was and was bored. Mrs. Jewls invented a new flavor of ice cream for every child in the class that tasted just like that child. What was Maurecia's favorite flavor of ice cream? Hint

Maurecia

Joy

Ron

Todd

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Question 10 of 15

10. PAUL: Leslie sat right in front of Paul, dangling her pigtails temptingly in front of him. He longed to pull them. One day, he did. He got in trouble twice for pulling each one in turn. Which pigtail did he pull the third time to go home on the kindergarten bus? Hint

Both

Right

Neither - Leslie made it up

Left

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Question 11 of 15

11. DANA: Dana was covered with mosquito bites. She itched terribly, so Mrs. Jewls suggested she turn the bites into numbers, since numbers don't itch. When Dana counted her mosquito bites, how many did she have all together? Hint

253

55,006

124

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Question 12 of 15

12. JASON: When Jason told on Joy for chewing gum in class, Joy got her revenge by doing what? Hint

Stealing his lunch

Sticking the gum on his chair

Kissing him on the nose

Tickling him

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Question 13 of 15

13. RONDI: Rondi had two adorable front teeth. Actually, they were missing, but everyone thought they were cute anyway. The kids also commented on other items Rondi didn't have. Which of the following was one of them? Hint

Her sweater

Her makeup

Her notebook

Her hat

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Question 14 of 15

14. SAMMY: Sammy was the new kid in class, and wore a raincoat to school on his first day. Actually, several raincoats. How tall was he when he first entered the room? Hint

5 feet

2 inches

3 feet

4 feet

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Question 15 of 15

15. DEEDEE: No matter how hard she tried, Deedee could never get downstairs for recess in time to get one of the good balls. What color were the best balls? Hint

Red

Orange

Yellow

Green

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Joe

Joe was turned into an apple because he couldn't add and copied from John. John became an apple for letting Joe copy. Todd became an apple for complaining. Stephen became an apple for crying. The children finally attacked Mrs. Gorf after they all became apples, and she changed them back to children.

They then reversed her spell so she became an apple, and she was eaten by Louis, the yard teacher.

2. MRS. JEWLS: Mrs. Gorf's replacement on the thirtieth story was named Mrs. Jewls. When she first walked into class, she mistook the children for what type of animal?

Answer: Monkeys

The kids had never had a nice teacher before, and Mrs. Jewls was terribly nice. Mrs. Jewls had never taught cute children before, and the kids of the thirtieth story were terribly cute...so cute, Mrs. Jewls thought they were monkeys. When it was established that they were children, they got down to work.

3. JOE: Joe couldn't count. Mrs. Jewls tried to teach him how during recess one day. When she tried to get him to count pencils, what sequence of numbers did he use?

Answer: 4-6-1-9-5.

Joe kept getting the right answer, though the sequence of numbers was off. He counted the five pencils "4-6-1-9-5." He counted the eight potatoes "7-5-3-1-2-4-6-8." He counted the three books "1,000-1,000,000-3." When Mrs. Jewls taught him the proper order to count to ten, he counted the six erasers "1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10," counting the correct way but arriving at the wrong answer.

He eventually figured it all out on his own.

Answer: 10

Sharie woke up confused after ten stories, pulled her hood up and went back to sleep. Fortunately, Louis, the yard teacher, made it across the yard and caught her before she hit the ground. That also woke her up.

Answer: Talking out of turn

Despite foiling an attempted robbery (the thieves thought it was a bank), Todd managed to get himself in trouble three times and sent home on the kindergarten bus for talking out of turn...even though he wasn't the only one.

6. BEBE: Bebe Gunn was the fastest draw in Mrs. Jewls's class. How long did it take her to draw a cat?

Answer: less than 45 seconds

Bebe Gunn could draw a cat in less than 45 seconds, a dog in less than 30 seconds, and a flower in less than 8 seconds. In one epic one-hour art class, with the assistance of Calvin, Bebe managed to draw 378 pictures.

7. CALVIN: Mrs. Jewls had an errand for Calvin. She wanted him to take a note to which other teacher in the school?

Answer: Miss Zarves

The other kids made fun of Calvin for his mission to take a note to Miss Zarves because she was the teacher on the 19th story. Unfortunately, there was no 19th story, and there was no Miss Zarves. The builder, who accidentally built the school sideways, also left out the 19th story.

Answer: Stephen

Myron had to show Stephen how to work the light switch. It took Stephen a whole week to get the hang of it, but he did eventually, and the lights were on every morning.

Answer: Todd

Everyone else in class thought Maurecia-flavored ice cream was the best, but Maurecia couldn't taste it because she tasted Maurecia all the time. She liked Todd-flavored ice cream the best, and would occasionally try to bite Todd to get that special flavor.

Answer: Neither - Leslie made it up

The first pigtail Paul pulled was the right one, then the left. He had just made up his mind to pull both every day and stay out of trouble, thus not having to go home on the kindergarten bus, when Leslie screamed out of nowhere, and Paul went home anyway.

Answer: 124

Dana had 75 mosquito bites on one side, and 49 on the other, for a grand total of 124. 55,006 represents the numbers of hairs on Joe's head, as counted in chapter 3.

12. JASON: When Jason told on Joy for chewing gum in class, Joy got her revenge by doing what?

Answer: Sticking the gum on his chair

Jason was stuck to his chair, and couldn't get unstuck until Joy kissed him on the nose. As a result of getting Jason off the chair, she was allowed to erase her name from the blackboard.

Answer: Her hat

The kids also liked the boots she didn't wear, and all laughed at the joke she didn't tell.

14. SAMMY: Sammy was the new kid in class, and wore a raincoat to school on his first day. Actually, several raincoats. How tall was he when he first entered the room?

Answer: 4 feet

As Mrs. Jewls took off his raincoats, she kept finding more underneath. The smell got worse and worse as she removed layers, and Sammy laughed and insulted her. Finally, when he was down to two inches tall, she removed one last raincoat to find a dead rat. They were always trying to sneak in to her class.

15. DEEDEE: No matter how hard she tried, Deedee could never get downstairs for recess in time to get one of the good balls. What color were the best balls?

Answer: Green

The green balls were the best. The red balls were almost as good, though they didn't bounce as high. There was only one yellow ball, and it never bounced or went the way you kicked it.

To be continued...

Source: Author asutbone

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