Question

what surprised margie about the real book

Answer 1

Margie was taught geography by her ‘mechanical teacher’. When Margie found the book it had stories of a school in which the teacher was a man.

This was surprising to Margie as in her current days the only teachers who used to teach were the mechanical teachers. Hence she was surprised to hear this.

Answer 2

the yellow and torn pages and some strange words surprised Margie about the real book