The Wednesday Wars - October

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

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

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Who were the pastries for that Mrs. Baker sent Holling to get?

• the class
• Wives of Vietnam Soldiers
• Soldiers in Vietnam
• Holling's father to influence him in the business deal

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.9

Why did the teachers think it was time to have all of their chalk erasers cleaned?

• Holling offered because he enjoyed cleaning them.

• The incident with Doug Swieteck's brother hitting them against his head.

• The principal said that Holling needed chores to do on Wednesday afternoons.

• A student was allergic to chalk dust.

Who was president during the time of The Wednesday Wars?

• Johnson

• O'Bama

• Trump

• Washington

What did Holling do with the cream puff Mrs. Baker let him have?

• He shared with Meryl Lee.
• He ate it himself.
• He threw it in the coat closet.
• He gave it to Mai Thi because she'd never had one.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Who is most likely to stand up to Mr. Hoodhood, based on personality?

• Holling

• Holling's sister

• Holling's mother

• Doug Swieteck

Sycorax and Caliban

• were rats who escaped their cage.

• were pets purchased by Lieutenant Tybalt Baker for Mrs. Baker

• made unusual sounds not heard in nature.

• all of these

What play did Mrs. Baker and Holling read in October?

• Romeo and Juliet

• Julius Ceasar

• The Merchant of Venice

• Wait Until Dark

Why is the Merchant of Venice called a tragedy?

• Shylock dies
• Shylock cannot become what he wants to be
• The merchant doesn't make any money and is poor
• The merchant is the villain

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.5

CCSS.W.6.9A

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

• 6th 
• 7th 
• 8th 
• 9th