"January" Quiz

1. What does Holling see as he walks into his school on the first day back after holiday vacation?

• Pictures of Mickey Mantle hanging all throughout the building
• Pictures of him as Ariel the Fairy hanging all throughout the building
• Pictures of his sister hanging all throughout the building
• Pictures from the War in Vietnam hanging all throughout the building

2. How does Doug Swieteck stand up for Holling and prove that he is a loyal friend?

• He refuses to help his brother paint and hang up pictures of Holling and takes a black eye for it
• He helps his brother paint and hang up the pictures
• He tells Mrs. Baker that Holling did a great job in the play and she shouldn't make fun of him
• He helps Holling take all the pictures down

3. Why does Holling's sister admit that it is a ridiculous idea for him to go to military school?

• Because he is a good student and he should finish middle school first
• Because his father would be mad
• Because she thinks he wouldn't be a good soldier
• Because he would most likely end up having to go to Vietnam and she would be so sad if he died

4. What insensitive and self-centered thing does Holling say to Mrs. Baker that makes her angry with him?

• "It's not like you have all that much to worry about."
• "It's not like you even understand Shakespeare."
• "It's not like you wanted an autographed baseball from Mickey Mantle."
• "Teachers think they know everything."

5. When Mrs. Baker gave Mai Thi her cup of hot chocolate, it showed that

• She is annoyed with Mrs. Bigio for forgetting Mai Thi
• She feels powerful because she had an extra cup
• She is angry with Mai Thi for being in this country
• She feels sorry for Mai Thi because she knows that Ms. Bigio hasn't been treating her fairly

6. Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the power failure in Holling's neighborhood?

• Holling's sister couldn't listen to the Beatles television special
• The New York State Achievement Test was cancelled
• Mr. Hoodhood's employees were saying they couldn't come into work the next day
• Mrs. Hoodhood was frustrated because she couldn't get the TV to turn on

7. Why did Holling throw a snowball at Doug Swieteck's brother?

• To get him off the bumper of the bus
• To get his attention because he wanted to race him
• To get revenge on him for hanging the pictures
• He meant to hit the kid next to him

8. Why does Holling get hit by the school bus?

• He gets hit on purpose so that kids feel bad for him and forget about him being Ariel the fairy
• Because Mrs. Baker distracts him when she tells him he failed the quiz
• Because he was riding the bumpers with Doug Swieteck's brother
• Because his sister was going to be hit so he pushed her out of the way and got hit himself

9. Which one of Holling's family members goes to see him in the emergency room?

• His father
• His mother
• Both his father and mother
• Nobody

10. Why does Holling feel differently about the second picture of him in the newspaper at the end of the chapter?

• Because this time there's no yellow in the picture
• Because this time he looks like a hero
• Because fairies are beautiful
• He doesn't. He's just as embarrassed the second time.