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The Wednesday Wars: September-December

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
Which character in Treasure Island does Holling identify with?
a)
Long John Silver
b)
Israel Hands
c)
Jim Hawkins
d)
Hispaniola
3.
What game did the students want Holling to join them in during recess?
a)
soccer
b)
football
c)
basketball
d)
4 square
4.
Who is the author of Treasure Island?
a)
Robert Lewis Stevenson
b)
William Shakespeare
c)
Gary D. Schmidt
d)
Gary Paulsen
5.
Who was the principal of the school?
a)
Mrs. Baker
b)
Mr. Guareschi
c)
Meryl Lee
d)
Doug Swieteck
6.
What was Mrs. Baker's reaction when the principal announced Lieutenant Tybalt Baker would soon be deployed?
a)
Her face never changed.
b)
She cried.
c)
She smiled.
d)
She ran from the room.
7.
Where was Lieutenant Tybalt Baker going?
a)
home
b)
Korea
c)
Vietnam
d)
Euope
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.
Who was president during the time of The Wednesday Wars?
a)
Johnson
b)
Kennedy
c)
Nixon
d)
Eisenhower
12.
Why did the teachers think it was time to have all of their chalk erasers cleaned?
a)
Holling offered because he enjoyed cleaning them.
b)
The incident with Doug Swieteck's brother
c)
The principal said so
d)
A student was allergic to chalk dust.
13.
What did Holling do with the cream puff Mrs. Baker let him have?
a)
He shared with Meryl Lee.
b)
He ate it himself.
c)
He threw it in the coat closet.
d)
He gave it to Mai Thi because she'd never had one.
14.
Who is most likely to stand up to Mr. Hoodhood?
a)
Holling
b)
Holling's sister
c)
Holling's mother
d)
Doug Swieteck
15.
Sycorax and Caliban
a)
were rats who escaped
b)
were pets purchased by Lieutenant Tybalt Baker
c)
made sounds not heard in nature.
d)
all of these
16.
What play did Mrs. Baker and Holling read in November?
a)
Romeo and Juliet
b)
Julius Ceasar
c)
The Merchant of Venice
d)
Wait Until Dark
17.
Why is the Merchant of Venice called a tragedy?
a)
Shylock dies
b)
Shylock cannot become what he wants to be
c)
The merchant doesn't make any money and is poor
d)
The merchant is the villain
18.
"November dripped onto Long Island, as it did every year" means
a)
it rained a lot
b)
it snowed a lot
c)
it was so hot everything dripped
d)
the sun was shining brightly
19.
Why was Mr. Guareschi on a ladder removing tiles from the ceiling?
a)
There was a leak in a water pipe.
b)
o put out traps with cheese to catch the rats.
c)
to install a new light fixture
d)
He was hiding a security camera.
20.
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
21.
What does pied ninny mean?
a)
a person who stupidly ate so much pie he's sick
b)
a horse with eyes the size of pie
c)
a baker who makes lots of pie
d)
a person with his face covered with pie someone threw at him
22.
Why was Mr. Hoodhood dancing?
a)
He was happy his company got the Baker contract.
b)
He was happy the livingroom ceiling was perfect again.
c)
Mrs. Hoodhood got a job.
d)
Holling did well on the Shakespeare test.
23.
How did Holling get a part in the Long Island Shakespeare Company's Holiday Extravaganza?
a)
Mrs. Baker nominated him.
b)
He tried out at school auditions.
c)
He quoted Shakespeare at the bakery.
d)
none of these
24.
Why wouldn't Mrs. Baker let the students eat the cream puffs right after lunch?
a)
They would be too full.
b)
She needed to go to church.
c)
The recess teacher was waiting.
d)
She wanted more for herself.
25.
Why wasn't Holling able to give the class cream puffs?
a)
Rats ate them.
b)
His father wouldn't give him an advance on his allowance.
c)
He'd spent all his money.
d)
all of these
26.
Holling compares the happy ending in Tempest to real life.  What does he conclude?
a)
Sometimes there isn't a Prospero to make everything fine again.
b)
Shakespeare was wrong.
c)
Sometimes the quality of mercy is strained.
d)
all of these
27.
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
28.

Who said this: “Every boy should be so lucky as you, to play in a Shakespeare Company’s Holiday Extravaganza, and with such a part!”

a)

Holling

b)

Mr. Goldman

c)

Meryl Lee

d)

Mrs. Baker

29.

Who said this: “No one from Camillo Junior High will be there. And even if they were, everyone will think it’s cute.”

a)

Holling's sister

b)

Danny

c)

Mrs. Bigio

d)

Holling's mother

30.

Which character does Holling play in the Long Island’s Shakespeare Company’s Holiday Extravaganza?

a)

Miranda

b)

Prospero

c)

Caliban

d)

Ariel

31.

Who said this: “What’s a batting average?

a)

Danny

b)

Holling

c)

Meryl Lee

d)

Mrs. Bigio

32.

Who said this: “I never went to seventh grade. Where I come from, no boy went to seventh grade. We were all working in fields, digging and hoeing and digging and hoeing.”

a)

Holling's mother

b)

Mr. Goldman

c)

Mr. Hoodhood

d)

Mrs. Baker

33.

At the end of “December”, a famous event happens that makes the holidays happier. Which event is it?

a)

The Saturn V takes off.

b)

Johnson declares a Christmas ceasefire.

c)

The Vietnam War ends

d)

Mickey Mantle comes to Long Island.

34.

Who said this: “Take it and eat it. You’re not supposed to examine it.”

a)

Mrs. Bigio

b)

Mrs. Baker

c)

Mr. Goldman

d)

Meryl Lee

35.

Who said this: "Why so sneaky? Are you playing a girl's part?"

a)

Danny

b)

Holling

c)

Meryl Lee

d)

Holling's sister

36.

Who said this: "Suspicion is an unbecoming passion. Ariel is a warrior."

a)

Doug

b)

Mr. Goldman

c)

Holling

d)

Mrs. Baker

37.

Holling races to the Baker Sports Emporium to meet Mickey Mantle, but the sports hero won't sign a baseball for him. Why won't he autograph the ball?

a)

Because Holling is too late.

b)

Because Holling is wearing bright yellow tights and a cape.

c)

Because Mrs Baker tells him not to.

d)

Because Danny annoys him.

38.

Who said this: "I guess I don't need this (baseball) after all."

a)

Danny

b)

Doug

c)

Mrs. Baker

d)

Mickey Mantle

39.

Who said this: “You’re waiting for another cream puff? Don’t count on it this millennium.”

a)

Mr. Goldman

b)

Mrs. Baker

c)

Mrs. Bigio

d)

Mr. Hoodhood

40.

What did Mrs. Baker do to try to make Holling feel better after the situation with Mickey Mantle?

a)

Buys him cream puffs.

b)

Gives him a day off from reading Shakespeare.

c)

Gives him an A in class.

d)

Buys baseballs and mitts for him and his friends and gets two famous Yankees to play with them.

41.

Which word means: the institution and conducting of legal proceedings against someone in respect of a criminal charge?

a)

Propulsion

b)

Prosecution

c)

Vocation

d)

Ceasefire

42.

Which word means: not fitting or appropriate; unseemly

a)

Unbecoming

b)

Civilized

c)

Legitimate

d)

Vile

43.

Which word means: slowly decay or disintegrate, especially because of neglect?

a)

Nefarious

b)

Gorge

c)

Moldering

d)

Demonic

44.

Which word means: the action of driving or pushing forward?

a)

Prosecution

b)

Obliteration

c)

Seclusion

d)

Propulsion

45.

Which word means: at an advanced stage of social and cultural development?

a)

Legitimate

b)

Vile

c)

Civilized

d)

Unbecoming

46.

Which word means: conforming to the law or rules?

a)

Legitimate

b)

Internal

c)

Vile

d)

Demonic

47.

Which word means: extremely unpleasant; morally bad; wicked

a)

Vile

b)

Civilized

c)

Demonic

d)

Moldering

48.

Which word means: of, resembling, or characteristic of demons or evil spirits?

a)

Nefarious

b)

Triumphantly

c)

Demonic

d)

Unbecoming

49.

Which word means: (typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal?

a)

Nefarious

b)

Internal

c)

Civilized

d)

Legitimate

50.

Which word means: in a way that shows great happiness or joy at a victory or achievement

a)

Unbecoming

b)

Internal

c)

Triumphantly

d)

Legitimate

51.

Which word means: of or suited on the inside?

a)

Civilized

b)

Internal

c)

Vile

d)

Seclusion

52.

Which word means: a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation?

a)

Seclusion

b)

Obliteration

c)

Refugee

d)

Vocation

53.

Which word means: with deep and solemn respect?

a)

Gorge

b)

Vile

c)

Reverently

d)

Triumphantly

54.

Which word means: eat a large amount greedily; fill oneself with food?

a)

Gorge

b)

Moldering

c)

Ceasefire

d)

Prosecution

55.

Which word means: a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster?

a)

Ceasefire

b)

Interpretation

c)

Refugee

d)

Vocation

56.

Which word means: the action or fact of obliterating or being obliterated; total destruction

a)

Obliteration

b)

Propulsion

c)

Interpretation

d)

Reconnaissance

57.

Which word means: military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features?

a)

Ceasefire

b)

Vocation

c)

Seclusion

d)

Reconnaissance

58.

Which word means: a temporary suspension of fighting typically one during which peace talks take place; a truce

a)

Prosecution

b)

Ceasefire

c)

Vocation

d)

Refugee

59.

Which word means: the state of being private and away from other people

a)

Vocation

b)

Refugee

c)

Seclusion

d)

Obliteration

60.

Which word means: the action of explaining the meaning of something?

a)

Internal

b)

Interpretation

c)

Prosecution

d)

Reconnaissance

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