The Wednesday Wars September and October

According to Holling's sister, what does Holling's father think he is "supposed to be"?

• the Son Who Is Going to Inherit Hoodhood and Associates

• Ariel in the play, "The Tempest"

• A doctor or a lawyer

• a flower child

After the cream puff problem, Mrs. Baker doesn't think it is such a good idea to have Holling banging erasers anymore - what does she decide to have him do on Wednesdays?

• Read Shakespeare

• Take another math class

• He can leave early

• Art class

When Mrs. Baker and Holling are talking about the character Shylock, Holling says that Shylock couldn't be "who he was supposed to be" because other people decided he had to be a "certain way" and that Shylock was "trapped." Who ELSE in the story has already had his life planned out for him?

• Holling (he is supposed to be an architect)

• Doug Swietek (he is going to be a trouble maker)

• Mr. Vandeleri (he has to be a math teacher)

• Danny Hupfer (he has to be a baseball player)

Why didn't Holling complain about helping Mrs. Baker on Wednesday?

• He'd rather clean than repeat sixth grade math.

• Mrs. Baker would only make him do more work.

• Doug Swieteck would beat him up after school.

• Mr. Hoodhood was depending on Holling's good behavior to get a business deal.

What did Holling do with the cream puff Mrs. Baker let him have?

• He shared with Meryl Lee.

• He ate it himself.

• He threw it in the coat closet.

• He gave it to Mai Thi because she'd never had one.

Why is Holling the only student in class on Wednesday afternoons?

• He is in detention

• He is getting tutored

• The other students went to religious instruction

• He volunteered to stay back

What does Holling's father expect him to become in 'The Wednesday Wars'?

• A) A doctor

• B) A lawyer

• C) The Son Who Is Going to Inherit Hoodhood and Associates

• D) A teacher

What activity does Mrs. Baker assign to Holling on Wednesdays after the cream puff incident?

• A) Reading Shakespeare

• B) Taking another math class

• C) Leaving early

• D) Attending art class

Who in 'The Wednesday Wars' feels trapped by others' expectations, similar to Shylock?

• A) Holling

• B) Doug Swietek

• C) Mr. Vandeleri

• D) Danny Hupfer

Why does Holling refrain from complaining about helping Mrs. Baker on Wednesdays?

• A) He'd rather clean than repeat sixth grade math.

• B) Mrs. Baker would only make him do more work.

• C) Doug Swieteck would beat him up after school.

• D) Mr. Hoodhood was depending on Holling's good behavior to get a business deal.