The Wednesday Wars

How does Mrs. Baker feel about the holidays?

• She loves it! 
• She seems grumpy and takes down decorations. 
• The holidays are her favorite time of year!
• She only celebrates Christmas. 

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Why is Holling upset At the beginning of the chapter?

• He has to wear yellow tights in a play. 
• Mr. Hoodhood got the contract for Baker Sporting Emporium.
• He has to go to a baseball game. 
• He doesn't know who Mickey Mantle is. 

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Who is Mickey Mantle?

• An actor in one of Shakespeare's Plays. 
• A friend of Holling's dad, Mr. HoodHood.
• A famous baseball player. 
• An Olympian.

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Where does Mrs. Baker invite everyone?

• To see Mickey Mantle at Baker Sporting Emporium. 
• To Shakespeare's Company Holiday Extravaganza
• Catholic Relief Agency
• To her house.

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Are Holling's parents at his play? 

• Yes
• No

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What was the audience's reaction to the play?

• They hated it. 
• Standing ovation. 
• The audience booed Holling. 
• Nobody shows up.

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How does Holling get to Mickey Mantle's signing? 

• His dad takes him. 
• His dad doesn't show up and the bus driver takes him. 
• Mrs. Baker
• Danny's mom take him.

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What goes wrong with Mickey Mantle? 

• Mantle doesn't show up to sign baseballs. 
• Holling doesn't get there in time. 
• Mantle says he won't sign for a kid in yellow tights. 
• Holling didn't have a baseball. 

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

• She makes them stay after school to learn Shakespeare. 
• She gives them cream puffs. 
• She makes them diagram sentences after school. 
• She gives them baseballs and has them meet 2 Yankee players.

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What does President Johnson do at the end of the chapter? 

• Christmas day cease fire and bombs stopped dropping.  
• Declared a national Holiday. 
• Saw Holling's play. 
• Began the Vietnam War. 

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