The Wednesday Wars Final Book Test

Matching: Match the character with the description. Each character is used only once.

• author of The Wednesday Wars

• Coach Quatrini

• is saved from getting hit by a bus

• Heather

• calls the students wimps and slugs

• Mrs. Bigio

• makes fried bananas for the class

• Danny Hupfer

• calls Mickey Mantle a pied ninny

• Gary D. Schmidt

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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What did Holling think about Mrs. Baker at the beginning of the school year?

• He thought she would be the easiest teacher.

• He thought she hated his guts.

• He thought she would be a strict teacher.

• He thought she was kind of weird but he would still like her.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

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CCSS.RL.6.6

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Which of the following pairs of adjectives best describe Mrs. Baker?

• confusing but caring

• dull and timid

• joyful and animated

• challenging and direct

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CCSS.RL.6.3

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CCSS.RL.7.3

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How did Holling feel after meeting Mickey Mantle?

• excited

• furious (mad)

• nervous

• disheartened (sad)

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which adjective best describes the change in Mrs. Bigio by the end of the story?

• merciful (she finally left Mai Thi alone)

• resentful (she continued to blame Mai Thi)

• repentant (she felt sorry for her previous behavior)

• indifferent (she doesn’t care about anything)

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

19. What happened to the twenty-four cream puffs Holling brought to the class?

• They were eaten by the rats.

• They were thrown away.

• They were given to another class.

• They were left untouched.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

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Why is Holling studying Shakespeare’s plays?

• Mrs. Baker wanted to give Holling something to do when other kids were at religious classes.

• Mrs. Baker was trying to punish Holling.

• Mrs. Baker was teaching Shakespeare to all of the seventh graders.

• Mrs. Baker wanted to impress the school board when they visited her class.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Place the following events in correct sequential order.

• 2

• Mr. Goldman makes a “Shakespeare for cream puffs” deal with Holling.

• 5

• Mrs. Bigio makes fried bananas for Mai Thi and her classmates.

• 1

• Holling finds out he’s the only student left in Mrs. Baker’s class on Wednesdays.

• 4

• Holling meets Mickey Mantle.

• 3

• Danny Hupfer becomes a man at his Bar Mitzvah.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

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Mrs. Baker is important to the plot because she influences Holling and at least TWO other characters throughout the school year. Who are these characters?

• Holling, Meryl Lee, and Danny

• Holling, Heather, and Mr. Guareschi

• Holling, Doug Swieteck, and Mrs. Sidman

• Holling, Mai Thi, and Mrs. Bigio

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CCSS.RL.6.3

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How does Holling change throughout the novel The Wednesday Wars? Choose the option that best describes his transformation from earlier in the book to later in the book.

• Holling becomes more confident and assertive, moving from a timid and unsure boy to someone who stands up for himself and others.

• Holling becomes more reclusive and withdrawn, starting as a social and outgoing character but ending as someone who avoids interactions.

• Holling remains unchanged throughout the novel, maintaining the same personality and outlook from beginning to end.

• Holling becomes more rebellious and defiant, initially following rules and authority but later challenging them.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

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