The Wednesday Wars

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. 

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. 

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.

What did Meryl Lee do to get even when Miss Violet chastised her for talking to Holling during the song?

• stole Miss Violet's baton

• stepped on Holling's foot for a long time

• moved chairs away from Holling

• took Holling's lunch

Mrs. Baker asked Mrs. Bigio if they found him.  Who is she talking about?

• Holling Hoodhood

• one of the rats

• Mrs. Bigio's husband

• the principal

The principal told the students it behooved them to be prepared for atomic bombs.  What does Mrs. Baker tell the students behoove means?

• becomes necessary

• was against their religion

• was monetarily advantageous

• wait quietly

Where did Mrs. Baker and Holling go on their field trip?

• around town to look at architecture

• to the track

• to the local zoo

• to a Shakespeare production

Why did the phone go dead when Holling was talking to his sister?

• His sister hung up on him.

• The pay phone ran out of money.

• The phone ran out of battery.

• Mr. Hoodhood walked in.

What is the main reason Holling Hoodhood is upset at the beginning of 'The Wednesday Wars'?

• 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.

What goes wrong with Mickey Mantle in 'The Wednesday Wars'?

• 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.