What was Mai Thi's happy ending?

She went to live with Mrs. Bigio

She was reunited with her parents

What happened after Holling joined the playground soccer game?

He took out Doug Swieteck's brother without meaning to.

He kicked a ball right into Meryl Lee's face.

He tripped and pushed Mrs. Sidman face first into the goal net.

He accidentally scored a goal for the opposing team.

Holling was threatened with death if he didn't...

provide cream puffs for the entire class

climb the playground fence to retrieve a baseball

bring a pot of hot apple cider to the party

Holling got a good deal on the cream puffs after he...

recited lines of Shakespeare for Mr. Goldman

talked about Walter Cronkite with Mr.Goldman

caught the rats that were loose in Goldman's Best Bakery

sketched a design for a new bakery for Mr.Goldman

What happened after Mickey Mantle wouldn't sign a baseball for Holling?

Danny Hupfer gave back his autographed ball.

Holling let out a string of Caliban's curses.

Mrs. Baker gave Holling a baseball signed by Babe Ruth.

Doug Swieteck exchanged his Yankees shirt for a Mets shirt.

Holling had to go to the emergency room after...

a bus hit him as he pushed his sitter out of its way

his hand was burned as he helped Mr.Goldman thaw the frozen pipes

Doug Swieteck's brother whipped an iceball at Holling's eye

he pulled one of the state penitentiary guys out of the frigid river

What did Holling tell Meryl Lee in Woolworth’s after the play?

His father's design for the new junior high school was all modern.

The school board members wanted the new school to be three stories tall.

He had helped his father with a design for the new Yankee Stadium

He was going to enter an architectural design in a student contest.

What did Mrs. Baker show Holling after he coached her in teaching?

a silver medal she had won in the Olympics

a model of a house she had designed

a picture of herself performing as Miranda in The Tempest

the Purple Heart her husband had received in Vietnam

Holling knew for the first time he really did love his sister when...

he realized how empty the house felt after she left with Chit

his father said that he had disowned her and she was not welcome to return

she stood up for him when Doug Swieteck's brother tried to kill him

she offered to lend him money for his date with Meryl Lee

When Mrs. Baker’s class stood on the tarmac at the airport, they...

held boxes of sweet strawberries

recited Tybalt's final lines from Romeo and Juliet

waved the welcome-home banner they had made

gathered around the cage containing Caliban and Sycorax

Why did Mai Thi go to Catechism when she wasn't Catholic?

She felt she owed the Catholic Relief Agency.

Her parents made her because they wanted to become Catholic.

The Jewish center would not let Mai Thi attend Tabernacle.

Why didn't Holling complain about helping Mrs. Baker on Wednesday?

Mr. Hoodhood was depending on Holling's good behavior to get a business deal.

He'd rather clean than repeat sixth grade math.

Mrs. Baker would only make him do more work.

Doug Swieteck would beat him up after school.

were pets purchased by Lieutenant Tybalt Baker

made sounds not heard in nature.

Why is the Merchant of Venice called a tragedy?

Shylock cannot become what he wants to be

The merchant doesn't make any money and is poor

How did Holling get a part in the Long Island Shakespeare Company's Holiday Extravaganza?

He quoted Shakespeare at the bakery.

He tried out at school auditions.

What does Holling tell Meryl Lee, that gets him in trouble?

The plans his father has for a new building

The answers to Mrs. Baker's quiz on "The Tempest"

The secret location of the rats

That she is as ugly as Sycorax and Caliban combined

When Mai Thi is bullied...

Mrs. Bigio makes a special dessert.

No one cares because everyone hates her.

She doesn't care because she hates everyone.

Mr. Kowalski & Associates win a bid to

renovate City Hall and the Courthouse.

Mrs. Baker's eyes are "red and drippy" because

her husband is missing in action.

Sycorax and Caliban are stalking her.

her husband was killed in Vietnam.

she didn't win a gold medal at the Olympics.

How does Mrs. Baker surprise Holling, Danny, and Doug?

She gives them baseballs and has them meet 2 Yankee players.

She makes them stay after school to learn Shakespeare.

She makes them diagram sentences after school.

The citation "Do you think this is a game? This is the future of Hoodhood and Associates. Everything rides on this. My future and your future." supports which claim?

Mr. Hoodhood believes his company is very important.

Holling is going to take over the family business.

How were the rats captured?

A board member grabs them when the fall in her lap.

exterminator caught them in a trap

The principal traps them under a trashcan.

Holling runs after them and holds them by the scruff of the neck.

What Vietnamese treat does the cook fix for the class?

ice cream with coconut and carmel

Why does Mrs. Bigio change her attitude toward Mai Thi?

She saw how the other students treated Mai Thi after the rat incident.

Mai Thi gave Mrs. Bigio the recipe for nuoc mau.

Danny Hupfer explained how she hurt Mai Thi's feelings.

Mrs. Baker convinced her to change.

What was the issue of the argument between Mr. Hoodhood and his daughter?

Her grades in school were poor.

Who was at the cross country meet to cheer on the runners?

Hupfer family, Meryl Lee and her dad, Mrs. Baker

Holling's parents but not his sister

Local Architect Firm to Renovate Yankee Stadium, the headline in the Home Town Chronicle, meant

Kowalski and Associates got the Yankee Stadium job.

Hoodhood and Associates got the Yankee Stadium job, too.

Neither Hoodhood nor Kowalski got the Yankee Stadium job.

went to California with Chit find herself.

Where did Mrs. Baker and Holling go on their field trip?

around town to look at architecture

How did Mrs. Baker know her husband was alive?

Mrs. Sidman delivered a telegram.

Lt Baker surprised her and came to school.

She got a call from the military.

How does Holling feel about having to wash the pots and pans?

He didn't mind because Meryl Lee helped.

He considered it an appropriate punishment.

Holling says, "What I saw was something more beautiful than has ever been written." What did he see?

Mrs. Baker's husband surprise her at the campsite.

Mr. Hoodhood asked Holling, "So who are you, Holling?" What did Holling answer?

I don't know yet. I'll let you know.

Who met Lt Baker at the airport when he came back from Vietnam?

Mrs. Baker and the whole school

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English, Other

5th - 7th Grade

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What grade is Holling entering at the beginning of the novel?

6th

7th

8th

9th

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the name of Holling's father's architectural firm?

Hoodhood and Company

Kowalski and Associates

Hoodhood and Associates

Hoodhood and son

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What are the names of the two rats that Holling accidentally sets loose?

Caesar and Caliban

Sycorax and Caliban

Ariel and Caliban

Sycorax and Shylock

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Whom does Holling trip on the playground in September?

Doug Swieteck

Jim Hawkins

Doug Swieteck's brother

Danny Hupfer

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What character does Holling play in "The Tempest"?

Caliban

Prospero

Sycorax

Ariel

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

To which Shakespeare play does Holling take Meryl Lee on Valentine's Day?

Julius Caesar

Hamlet

Romeo and Juliet

The Merchant of Venice

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Why did Holling's sister leave for California?

She failed out of high school

Her father wouldn't let her go to college

She found a job there

She was getting married to Chit

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

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The Wednesday Wars Study Guide

What grade is Holling entering at the beginning of the novel?

What is the name of Holling's father's architectural firm?

What are the names of the two rats that Holling accidentally sets loose?

Whom does Holling trip on the playground in September?

What character does Holling play in "The Tempest"?

To which Shakespeare play does Holling take Meryl Lee on Valentine's Day?

Why did Holling's sister leave for California?

What was the final play that Mrs. Baker assigned to Holling?

What was Mai Thi's happy ending?

What happened after Holling joined the playground soccer game?

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