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WorksheetsWEDNESDAY WARS BOOK EXAM
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 51mins
Who says the following quote: "Mrs. Baker hates my guts."
Holling Hoodhood
Mai Thi
Meryl Lee Kowalski
Danny Hupfer
Who says the following quote: "A flower child is beautiful and doesn't do anything to harm anyone."
Mrs. Hoodhood
Meryl Lee
Heather Hoodhood
Mr. Guareschi
Who said, "I showed him your drawing because it was good"?
Holling Hoodhood
Mrs. Baker
Danny Hupfer
Meryl Lee
Who says, "Beat the pied ninnies" after the big race?
Holling Hoodhood
Heather Hoodhood
Mrs. Baker
Danny Hupfer
Who says, "It's not like it's your picture in the halls, or that you have all that much to worry about"?
Holling Hoodhood
Heather Hoodhood
Mrs. Baker
Mai Thi
In what year does the story begin?
1947
1957
1968
1967
Why did Mrs. Baker believe the school conducted atomic bomb drills?
To keep everyone safe
to protect schools
to meet state regulations
to provide comfort and a sense of preparedness
Whose death did NOT occur during the course of the story?
Mr. Bigio
Bobby Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr.
John F. Kennedy
Why does Mr. Hoodhood try to please everyone outside of his own family?
He might be able to do business with them someday.
It is the Presbyterian way
He enjoys being the center of attention
He enjoys being kind to others
Why did Holling go in his fairy costume to meet Mickey Mantle?
There wasn't enough time to change
The changing room was locked
He forgot to bring clothes to change into
He had to go with his friend, and they were leaving
Which is most likely the reason for Mrs. Bigio not giving Mai Thi a cup of hot chocolate?
Mai Thi was not allowed to have hot chocolate because of allergies.
Mrs. Bigio was bitter towards Vietnamese people
She did not have enough for everybody
Mai Thi was misbehaving in the lunchroom and that was her punishment.
What caused Holling to be alone with Mrs. Baker every Wednesday afternoon?
Half the class went to Hebrew school and the other half of the class went to Catechism.
The class had lunch recess, while Holling had to help Mrs. Baker.
The rest of the students went for private music lessons.
Holling was being punished because Mrs. Baker hated him.
When did Holling realize that he really did love his sister?
When she stood up for him
When she met him at the bus station
When she called him from Minneapolis
When he returned to an empty house without her
What ruined the cream puffs meant for the wives of Vietnam Soldiers
the rats
the wind
chalk dust
the heat
When did Holling mention his sister's name for the first time?
When he was talking to her on the telephone
When he met her at the bus station
When he returned after his play
When he was angry at her for leaving.
Who did Holling think wanted to be the dictator of a small country?
Mrs. Sidman
Mr. Vendleri
Mr. Guareschi
Mrs. Baker
Select all that apply: Which were Shakespearean plays read by Holling during the course of the story?
The Tempest
Julius Caesar
Romeo and Juliet
Othello
Why did Mickey Mantle refuse to autograph Holling's baseball?
Holling was late
Holling didn't have a baseball to sign
Holling didn't have the money to pay for the autograph
Holling was wearing yellow tights
Who was the one to catch Sycorax and Caliban?
Mr. Vendleri
Holling
Mai Thi
Mrs. Sidman
What was the worst part about play Ariel the fairy?
too many lines to memorize
the costume
the name of the character
the difficult actions of the character
True or False. Doug Swieteck got a black eye because he refused to help his brother hand pictures of Holling as Ariel.
True
False
True or False: Mrs. Baker cried when Mr. Guareschi announced that Tybalt Baker would be deployed to Vietnam.
True
False
True or False: Holling's dad drove him to the hospital after he was hit by a school bus.
True
False
True or False. Danny returned his autographed ball to Mickey Mantle.
True
False
True or False. Mai Thi never forgave Mrs. Bigio.
True
False
remnants
vocation
advent
devious
ceasefire
scurvy
reputation
rhetorical
extremely wicked or villainous
ally
brigades
nefarious
mesozoically
unbecoming
taking away from someone's appearance or reputation; unattractive
ally
brigades
nefarious
mesozoically
unbecoming
a person who cooperates or works with another; a supporter
ally
brigades
nefarious
mesozoically
unbecoming
Why did Mrs. Baker hate Holling?
because Holling was the only one who didn't have somewhere to go on Wednesday afternoons
because Holling asked her what she had to worry about
because Holling ruined the cream puffs
She didn't hate him.
Holling "took out" this guy during recess in September, sending him to the hospital.
Doug Swieteck
Doug Swieteck's brother
Danny Hupfer
Mickey Mantle
What was the first tactic Mrs. Baker used to get her Wednesday afternoons kid-free?
She made Holling clean erasers.
She made Holling clean the chalkboards.
She tried to get Holling to re-take 6th grade math.
She had Holling read several plays by William Shakespeare.
According to Holling, Mrs. Baker assigned him to read The Merchant of Venice to bore him to death. Why didn't it work?
Holling liked the play.
Holling refused to read the play.
Holling accidentally let the rats escape to distract Mrs. Baker.
Holling only pretended to read the play.
What made being in a Shakespearean play a problem for Holling?
He had to wear yellow tights.
Mrs. Baker announced it to the class so everybody knew.
It was on the same night as the Mickey Mantle visit.
All of these.
Which of these is not true about the night of the play?
Mickey Mantle was a jerk.
The bus driver gave Holling a baseball.
Holling's mom and dad were sitting in the front row.
Danny Hupfer did a noble thing.
Why did two New York Yankees come to Camillo Jr. High and play catch with Holling, Danny, and Doug?
Mrs. Baker arranged it because of what happened with Mickey Mantle.
They were at the Mickey Mantle ball-signing event and felt bad for Holling.
They were good friends with Mrs. Baker's husband.
They had gone to Camillo Jr. High when they were kids.
How did Holling become a local hero, getting his picture in the paper?
He played Ariel in the Long Island Shakespeare Company Holiday Extravaganza.
He risked his life to save his sister from being hit by a bus.
He hit Doug Swieteck's brother in the face with a snowball.
He won Business Man of the Year for 1967.
How did Holling spend Valentine's Day?
Alone in his room reading Romeo and Juliet.
Helping his dad fix the hole in the ceiling.
He went to the movies with Meryl Lee where they saw Romeo and Juliet.
He took Meryl Lee to see Romeo and Juliet live on stage.
True or False: Meryl Lee tricked Holling into revealing his father's plans for the new Junior High so she could show her father.
True
False
True or False: Mrs. Baker was an Olympic medal winner in track and field.
True
False
True or False: Holling makes the varsity cross country team even though he is a 7th grader.
True
False
True or False: Holling loses the cross country meet when the 8th graders knock him down near the end of the race, bloodying his knees.
True
False
Who catches the rats when they finally fall from the ceiling?
Mrs. Baker
Mrs. Sidman
Mr. Guareschi
Doug Swieteck
Where is Holling's sister when she calls him one night?
Minneapolis
Chicago
San Francisco
Long Island
Who takes Holling to Opening Day at Yankee Stadium?
his dad
his mom
Mrs. Baker
Meryl Lee's dad
What is Holling's sister's name?
It is never given.
Michelle
Heather
Susan
What happened to Mai Thi?
She was sent back to Vietnam.
She was injured badly while camping.
Mrs. Bigio adopted her.
She killed Sycorax and Caliban.
True or False: Holling finally finds the courage to stand up to his father.
True
False
