Have you ever woken up feeling that something was wrong? It was a day like that for me. I sat up in bed. A little later I opened the curtains. It was terrible weather--the rain was pouring down. Then I looked down into the yard. Yes! There it was--the motorcycle. It was just as broken as last night. And my leg was starting to hurt. Why does the writer begin the story with a question?
Because the writer wants to know the answer. To make the readers interested in the story. Because the question is hard to answer. To remind the reader that this kind of experience is rare.