The Lost Ear is the twenty-ninth chapter of Wayside School is Falling Down.
Plot
Benjamin once more attempts telling the class his real name, but then Mac tells a story about a hippie who lost his ear in a hair-cutting accident. Although Benjamin succeeds, his fear of being weird is laid to rest when the others relate events recent to the book. Mrs. Jewls even gives him the lunch meant for him that Louis placed on her desk back in Chapter 2. Later, Allison encounters Mark Miller from Miss Zarves's class. He holds a bag containing an ear like the one from Mac's story (proving said story to be false), which he states Miss Zarves told him to take to the hospital.
Characters
Memorable Quotes
- Todd: No, that's not crazy. I'll tell you what's crazy. What's crazy is that we all go to school on the thirtieth floor, and the bathrooms are way down on the first!
Trivia
- Unlike in "Homework", Mrs. Jewls willingly calls on Mac.
- Since Mark, who doesn't exist, had the hippie's ear, it is implied that the story Mac told didn't actually happen.