by Louis Sachar
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1. D.J. and female teacher — caught
2. girl and male teacher — caught
3. OUT
4. caught (maybe Myron)
5. caught (maybe Myron)
6. D.J. and female teacher — caught
7. girl and male teacher — caught
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There is no clue for problem 58.
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Hints
Problem 1: s = 1.
Problem 2: 1 = 0 or 9; i = 0 or 9.
Problem 3: s = 0; c = 1.
Problem 4: l = 1.
Problem 5: t = 9.
Problem 6: n = 3.
Problem 7: a = 0.
Problem 8: t = 2.
Problem 9: h = 9.
Problem 10: p = 9.
Problem 11: p = 8.
Problem 12: e = 7.
Problem 13: t = 9.
Problem 14: g = 5.
Problem 15: o = 6.
Problem 16: I = 5.
Problem 17: u = 6.
Problem 18: v = 8.
Problem 20: m = 9.
Problem 21: h = 1; o = 5.
Problem 22: t = 2.
Problem 23: b = 3.
Problem 24: a = 4.
Problem 25: y = 5.
Problem 26: r = 2.
Problem 27: s = 4.
Problem 28: y = 9.
Problem 29: i = 1.
Problem 30 Spelling: 5 is rowed.
Problem 31 Bugs: 5 is uncle.
Problem 32 Outer Space: 5 is Pluto.
Problem 33 Facial Expressions: Only one person got the correct answer for question 4.
Problem 34 Colors: 3 is blue.
Problem 35 Flowers: 3 is bluebonnet.
Problem 36 Nations of the World: 2 is Greece.
Problem 37 Transportation: 3 is bus.
There are no hints for problems 38–52.
Problem 53 Relay Race: Joy and Deedee are on the same team.
Problem 54 Sack Race: Allison’s team came in last.
Problem 55 Stairway Race: Dameon won the race to the top.
Problems 56 and 57 The Great Watermelon Drop: Myron pushed the watermelon out of the fourth floor window and Miss Worm caught it.
There is no hint for problem 58.
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Answers
Problem 1: s = 1; o = 7; i = 3; l = 4; b = 6; y = 2.
Problem 2: s = 3; l = 0; y = 6; r = 5; i = 9; g = 1; or s = 6; l = 9; y = 2; r = 4; i = 0; g = 3.
Problem 3: c = 1; r = 4; a = 9; b = 5; s = 0.
Problem 4: m = 4; e = 6; a = 2; l = 1; s = 5.
Problem 5: t = 9; e = 0; p = 1; i = 5; l = 7.
Problem 6: p = 8; e = 1; n = 3; r = 6.
Problem 7: d = 8; o = 4; g = 9; f = 1; a = 0; n = 2; s = 7.
Problem 8: h = 9; o = 3; t = 2.
Problem 9: 1 = 6; u = 7; s = 1; h = 9; e = 0; r = 5.
Problem 10: s = 5; p = 9; i = 4; t = 6.
Problem 11: t = 2; a = 5; p = 8; e = 6.
Problem 12: a = 5; y = 2; e = 7.
Problem 13: w = 0; i = 6; n = 2; l = 5; a = 7; s = 8; t = 9.
Problem 14: a = 4; h = 6; o = 2; g = 5; t = 1; i = 0; e = 7.
Problem 15: t = 4; w = 7; i = 5; r = 8; l = 2; z = 1; o = 6; n = 9; e = 3.
Problem 16: S = 2; W = 6; I = 5; R = 7; L = 8; O = 0; N = 3; M = 9; Z = 1; Q = 4.
Problem 17: f = 0; i = 8; s = 4; h = 2; n = 7; u = 6; t = 9; w = 1; o = 5; k = 3.
Problem 18: s = 2; i = 9; l = 3; v = 8; e = 6; r = 7; p = 4; u = 1; g = 5.
Problem 20: m = 9; y = 0; w = 7; a = 1; d = 8.
Problem 21: z = 2; e = 7; n = 3; r = 8; h = 1; o = 5.
Problem 22: r = 4; i = 5; c = 7; h = 6; g = 3; e = 0; n = 1; t = 2.
Problem 23: h = 6; e = 7; a = 5; r = 2; b = 3; y = 1.
Problem 24: i = 2; d = 1; e = 7; a = 4; m = 5; o = 0.
Problem 25: s = 3; a = 1; y = 5; c = 4; o = 8; i = 9; n = 2.
Problem 26: i = 7; d = 0; e = 1; a = 3; t = 9; o = 8; u = 6; r = 2.
Problem 27: h = 1; a = 9; y = 8; e = 2; s = 4.
Problem 28: a = 6; y = 9; e = 3; w = 2; i = 7; s = 1; h = 5.
Problem 29: w = 9; a = 3; i = 1; l = 2; e = 7; d = 0.
Problem 30 Spelling: Dana’s paper was correct. 1. road; 2. rode; 3. towed; 4. toad; 5. rowed.
Problem 31 Bugs: 1. earwig; 2. spider; 3. yes; 4. fly; 5. uncle.
For your information, here are the questions that were asked.
1. What is the ickiest bug?
2. What kind of bug has eight legs?
3. Can lady bugs be male?
4. Which bug can fly, an ant or a fly? (Hint: Look at the name of the bug!)
5. Who always wears a yellow jacket, my uncle or my aunt?
Problem 32 Outer Space: 1. Jupiter; 2. Sun; 3. Milky Way; 4. Earth; 5. Pluto.
These were the test questions.
1. What planet rhymes with stupider?
2. What gives you a sun tan?
3. What is the name of our galaxy? (Hint: Think candy bar.)
4. On what planet do you live?
5. What planet in our solar system is the furthest away from the sun?
Problem 33 Facial Expressions: Joy’s answers were all correct. 1. smile; 2. smile; 3. rub your chin; 4. wink; 5. raise your eyebrows.
These were the test questions.
1. What should you do when you meet someone you like?
2. What should you do when you meet someone you don’t like?
3. What should you do to show you are thinking?
4. What should you do to show someone you are kidding around?
5. How do you show surprise?
Despite only getting one right, Leslie still insists she answered all the questions correctly.
Problem 34 Colors: Myron missed three. The correct answers were: 1. pink; 2. black; 3. blue; 4. green; 5. yellow.
Here were the questions:
1. What’s Dana’s favorite color?
2. This question is written in what color ink?
3. What color are blue jeans?
4. What does g-r-e-e-n spell?
5. What is the color of my uncle’s jacket?
Problem 35 Flowers: Todd got four right. The correct answers were: 1. daisy; 2. violet; 3. bluebonnet; 4. forget-me-not; 5. daffodil. However, Mrs. Jewls gave Todd, Deedee, and Bebe each an extra point because they spelled chrysanthemum correctly.
Problem 36 Nations of the World: Benjamin also missed all five. The questions were asked in the following order: bdcae.
Problem 37 Transportation: decab.
Problem 38: 25 ft.
Problem 39: 100 ft. won. (15 students voted for 100 ft. 14 students voted for 25 ft.)
Problem 40: 85 ft. won. (Twenty-four students voted for 85 ft. Five students voted for 100 ft.)
Problem 41: 50 ft. won. (15 students voted for 50 ft. 14 students voted for 85 ft.)
Problem 42: Kathy.
Problem 43: 65 ft.
Problem 44: b.
Problem 45: d.
Problem 46: d.
Problem 47: a and b are false.
Explanation for problems 46 and 47: You don’t know whose hair weighs more, Joe’s or Dana’s. Joe has more hair, but Dana’s hair is longer. However, since John has the least amount of hair, and it’s also the shortest, his hair has to weigh the least.
Problem 48: a. (Miss Mush could not have made a big batch of baloneos. If she did, Deedee would have eaten them until she threw up, Louis would have had to mop it up, and Ron wouldn’t have bee
n able to play kickball.)
Problem 49: f. (You don’t know for sure that Jenny sneezed. All you know is that Jason sneezed, and if one person sneezes, there’s always at least three others who do.)
Problem 50: Deedee.
Problem 51: Girl.
Problem 52: Myron.
Explanation for problems 50–52: The fastest runner in the class is shorter than Joe. Since Myron is taller than Joe, and Dameon is taller than Myron, Dameon can’t be the fastest runner in the class. Therefore Deedee, the fastest girl, must be faster than him. Dameon is also not the second fastest, because he likes to read, and the second fastest doesn’t like to read. Since no other boy is faster than Dameon, the second fastest must be another girl.
Problem 53 Relay Race: Leslie, Paul, Maurecia, and Todd were on one team. Sue, Benjamin, Joy, and Deedee were on the other.
Problem 54 Sack Race: The teams finished in the following order:
First: Sharie and Eric Bacon; Second: Terrence and Eric Fry; Third: Jenny and Rondi; Fourth: Allison and Eric Ovens.
Problem 55 Stairway Races:
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Race To Top
1st. Dameon
2nd. Allison
3rd. Ron
4th. Kathy
5th. Deedee
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Race To Bottom
1st. Deedee
2nd. Ron
3rd. Dameon
4th. Allison
5th. Kathy
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The Great Watermelon Drop
Problem 56: D.J. and Mrs. Jewls.
Problem 57: Dameon and Miss Mush were OUT on the third floor. Myron and Miss Worm were OUT on the eighth floor. Dana and Mr. Kidswatter were OUT on the eleventh floor. Jenny and Louis were OUT on the 18th floor.
Problem 58: d.
Explanation: a is false. If Jenny wears her sparkly shirt, she will enter the somersault race instead of the pie eating contest. She will win the somersault race, not Todd.
b is false. This says the same thing as “a.”
c is false. If Joy wins the pie eating contest, that means Jenny must have entered the somersault race, and she will win that race, not Todd.
d is true. If Todd has egg in his hair, that means that Joy didn’t win the pie eating contest. Therefore Jenny must have won it, and gotten whipped cream on her nose.
e is false. Joy will have whipped cream on her nose whether or not she wins or loses the pie eating contest.
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