WorksheetsThe Wednesday Wars
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What grade is Holling entering at the beginning of the novel?
a)
6th
b)
7th
c)
8th
d)
9th
2.
What is the name of Holling's father's architectural firm?
a)
Hoodhood and Company
b)
Kowalski and Associates
c)
Hoodhood and Associates
d)
Hoodhood and son
3.
What are the names of the two rats that Holling accidentally sets loose?
a)
Caesar and Caliban
b)
Sycorax and Caliban
c)
Ariel and Caliban
d)
Sycorax and Shylock
4.
Whom does Holling trip on the playground in September?
a)
Doug Swieteck
b)
Jim Hawkins
c)
Doug Swieteck's brother
d)
Danny Hupfer
5.
Holling was threatened with death if he didn't...
a)
set a trap for the rats
b)
climb the playground fence to retrieve a baseball
c)
provide cream puffs for the entire class
d)
bring a pot of hot apple cider to the party
6.
Holling got a good deal on the cream puffs after he...
a)
recited lines of Shakespeare for Mr. Goldman
b)
talked about Walter Cronkite with Mr.Goldman
c)
caught the rats that were loose in Goldman's Best Bakery
d)
sketched a design for a new bakery for Mr.Goldman
7.
What happened after Mickey Mantle wouldn't sign a baseball for Holling?
a)
Holling let out a string of Caliban's curses.
b)
Mrs. Baker gave Holling a baseball signed by Babe Ruth.
c)
Doug Swieteck exchanged his Yankees shirt for a Mets shirt.
d)
Danny Hupfer gave back his autographed ball.
8.
Why did Mai Thi go to Catechism when she wasn't Catholic?
a)
She felt she owed the Catholic Relief Agency.
b)
Her best friend went.
c)
Her parents made her because they wanted to become Catholic.
d)
The Jewish center would not let Mai Thi attend Tabernacle.
9.
Why didn't Holling complain about helping Mrs. Baker on Wednesday?
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.
10.
Who were the pastries for that Mrs. Baker sent Holling to get?
a)
the class
b)
Wives of Vietnam Soldiers
c)
Soldiers in Vietnam
d)
Holling's father to influence him in the business deal
11.
Why is Holling upset At the beginning of the chapter?
a)
He has to wear yellow tights in a play.
b)
Mr. Hoodhood got the contract for Baker Sporting Emporium.
c)
He has to go to a baseball game.
d)
He doesn't know who Mickey Mantle is.
12.
Who is Mickey Mantle?
a)
An actor in one of Shakespeare's Plays.
b)
A friend of Holling's dad, Mr. HoodHood.
c)
A famous baseball player.
d)
An Olympian.
13.
Are Holling's parents at his play?
a)
Yes
b)
No
14.
What goes wrong with Mickey Mantle?
a)
Mantle doesn't show up to sign baseballs.
b)
Holling doesn't get there in time.
c)
Mantle says he won't sign for a kid in yellow tights.
d)
Holling didn't have a baseball.
15.
How does Mrs. Baker surprise Holling, Danny, and Doug?
a)
She makes them stay after school to learn Shakespeare.
b)
She gives them cream puffs.
c)
She makes them diagram sentences after school.
d)
She gives them baseballs and has them meet 2 Yankee players.
16.
What is the setting of this story?
a)
Camillo Junior High in New York
b)
Camillo, NY
c)
New Camillo School
d)
Upstate Junior High
17.
Who was the principal of the school?
a)
Mrs. Baker
b)
Mr. Guareschi
c)
Meryl Lee
d)
Doug Swieteck
18.
Where was Lieutenant Tybalt Baker going?
a)
home
b)
Korea
c)
Vietnam
d)
Euope
19.
What did Meryl Lee do to get even when Miss Violet chastised her for talking to Holling during the song?
a)
stole Miss Violet's baton
b)
stepped on Holling's foot for a long time
c)
moved chairs away from Holling
d)
took Holling's lunch
20.
Mrs. Baker asked Mrs. Bigio if they found him. Who is she talking about?
a)
Holling Hoodhood
b)
one of the rats
c)
Mrs. Bigio's husband
d)
the principal
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