Wednesday Wars

Mrs. Sidman becoming principal and staring down Doug Swieteck's brother is an example of which signpost?

• Again and Again

• Contrasts and Contradictions

• Tough Questions

• Memory Moment

True or False? At cross-country practice Holling and Danny stayed at the back of the pack to avoid the eighth graders.

• True

• False

What news did Meryl Lee share with Holling in April?

• She might be moving.

• Her parents were getting a divorce.

• They couldn't be friends anymore due to their fathers' rivalry.

Who took Holling to Opening Day at Yankee Stadium?

• Mr. Hoodhood

• Mr. Hupfer

• Mrs. Baker

• Mr. Kowalski

What did everyone in Camillo Junior High watch on the TV in the gym?

• the Yankees game

• Martin Luther King's funeral

• President Johnson's speech

• cross-country tryouts

Who was president during the time of The Wednesday Wars?

• Johnson

• Kennedy

• Nixon

• Eisenhower

True or False? On Opening Day, the Yankees agreed to show Holling, Danny, and Doug around the stadium because Mrs. Baker's brother-in-law arranged it for them.

• True

• False

How did Holling get past the eighth graders in order to win the cross-country meet at Salisbury Park?

• He went around them and off the trail.

• He tripped them.

• He took a shortcut.

• He didn't get past them and lost the race.

Mr. Hoodhood is sympathetic toward Mr. Kowalski when he learned the news of Kowalski & Associates going out of business.

• True

• False

Mr. Hoodhood not showing up for Holling on Opening Day is an example of which signpost?

• Again and Again

• Memory Moment

• Contrasts and Contradictions

• Tough Questions