Comprehension Questions on 'The Wednesday Wars'

Why do Holling and his father cut the grass on the first Saturday?

• Because they have free time on that day

• Because it would be the same all until spring so it had to be good

• Because they enjoy gardening together

• Because it's a family tradition

What does Holling practice saying at home and why?

• He practices jokes to make his family laugh

• He practices his lines for a play

• He practices the calibration curses so that he could curse without people knowing

• He practices singing for a school concert

Who does Holling refer to as 'apes with foreheads villainous low' and why?

• He refers to his classmates because they failed a test

• He refers to his teachers because they gave him homework

• He refers to the people who were smoking that

• He refers to characters in a book he read

What does Holling tell Doug Swieteck’s brother that 'pied ninny' means?

• He says that it means someone who is very intelligent

• He says that it means someone who is clumsy

• He says that it means someone who is super sick

• He says that it means someone who is dishonest

How does Holling get the rest of the cream puffs he needs?

• He buys them from the bakery

• He does Shakespeare for Mr. Goldman

• He wins them in a school competition

• He makes them himself

What happens to the cream puffs Holling gets for the class?

• They get eaten by the rats

• They are stolen by a classmate

• They are accidentally dropped and ruined

• They are given away to the teachers

What part will Holling play in the Shakespeare Company’s Holiday Extravaganza?

• He plays a king

• He plays a knight

• He plays a fairy

• He plays a prince

What does Holling like the most about 'The Tempest'?

• The happy endings

• The character of Caliban

• The setting of the play

• The complexity of the plot

How does Holling realize Mrs. Baker had read 'The Tempest'?

• She quotes a line from the play

• She mentions the name of the play

• She discusses the themes of the play

• She says a Caliban curse

Do you think it was fair for the class to insist on Holling getting them more cream puffs? Explain.

• Yes, because it was his responsibility

• No, because it wasn't his fault

• Yes, because the class deserved it

• No, because the teacher should have provided them