The Wednesday Wars "November-December"

Why does the character of Caliban fascinate Holling?

• He is a monster.

• He really knows cuss words.

• He dies.

• He can not be defeated.

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Why does Holling take part in the Long Island Shakespeare Company's Holiday Extravaganza?

• Mr. Goldman needs a boy who knows Shakespeare.

• Mrs. Baker makes him take part in it

• Holling is already part of it.

• He has to do it for community service hours.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What happens to the 24 cream puffs Holling brings in for the class?

• Doug Swieteck's brother steals them.

• Mrs. Baker tells the class they can not eat them.

• Sycorax and Caliban eat them.

• Holling drops them.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Based on the ending of The Tempest, Holling and Mrs Baker disagree on what statement?

• The quality of mercy is not strained.

• Pied ninny.

• Caliban is not a monster.

• Defeat helps you grow.

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CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

What happens to Mrs. Bigio's husband that causes Holling to hear sounds of sadness?

• He gets into a car accident.

• He dies in Vietnam.

• He gets diagnosed with cancer.

• He tells her he wants a divorce.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What "god" of Hollings "died"?

• Joe Pepitone

• Horace Clark

• Mickey Mantle

• Mrs. Baker

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Why does Holling practice the curses he learns from The Tempest?

• He wants to sound cool.

• They make him feel "powerful" because he feels helpless.

• He knows Mrs. Baker will be impressed.

• He wants to impress Meryl Lee.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Who organized the surprise for Holling, Danny and Doug?

• Mickey Mantle

• Doug Swieteck's brother

• Mr. Goldman

• Mrs. Baker

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What did President Johnson announce on Christmas Day?

• A ceasefire in Vietnam

• The US was going to drop more bombs in Vietnam

• The war in Vietnam was over

• More soldiers were being sent to Vietnam

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

What year will it be on January 1st?

• 1698

• 1968

• 1967

• 2020