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The Wednesday Wars: September
The Wednesday Wars: September
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1
Doug Swieteck's brother is best described as the local...
Charmer
Hero
Angel
Bully
2
Why is Mrs. Baker annoyed in this chapter?
Holling will not attend the extra math class.
Holling plays pranks on people.
Holling doesn't like reading Shakespeare
Holling doesn't want to go to recess.
3
"I do it to let him know I don't like being told who I am, and who I'm going to be."-Sister
This is the start of a war: Do whatever you want.
This is the start of a theme: Be true to yourself.
4
Why did Holling's sister need to wash the flower off her face?
Holling now wants a flower on his face too.
Mr. Hoodhood hates flowers.
Holling's sister doesn't shower anymore.
She must uphold a clean and perfect image.
5
How is the town (and thus the students) divided up? Where does Holling fit?
Race: Right side of town.
Race: Left side of town.
Religion: In the middle
Last Name: In the middle
6
Is Holling's "Perfect House" really perfect?
Yes
No
7
One last chore Holling had to do was...
Buy the class cream puffs.
Clean the rat cage.
Clean chalk boards for the classroom.
Eat a dusty cream puff.
8
What unusual event happens during the soccer game at recess in Chapter 1?
Holling throws up.
Holling yells at Mrs. Baker.
Holling trips Swieteck's brother.
Holling falls into a soccer post and gets hurt.
9
Mai Thi is from...
refugee
soccer player
vandal
bully
10
How does Holling describe Meryl Lee Kowalski?
She's the best student in the class.
She says that she hates Holling's guts.
As his neighbour
She's been in love with him since third grade.
11
The new activity Holling will now do on Wednesday afternoons is...
Study Shakespeare
Read Treasure Island
Cry
Practice Math
12
"She kept her face as still as Mount Rushmore." What kind of figurative device is this?
hyperbole
a simile
a metaphor
personification
13
What did Holling do during Wednesday afternoons at first?
Read
Study Shakespeare
Sing
Chores
14
The character of Shylock is like Holling because...
They both are paranoid.
They both cannot be who they want to be.
They both get picked on.
They both hate rates.
15
What is a flower child NOT?
Anti-War
A hippie
A violent person
Wants peace
16
What pressure does Mr. Hoodhood put on Holling?
To get along well with Mrs. Baker.
To read Shakespeare.
To get straight As.
To be a flower child.
17
Why did the "Wives of Vietnam Soldiers" nearly choke to death on cream puffs?
There was rat poison on them.
There was chalk dust on them.
They were not cooked.
Holling has taken bites out of them.
18
The first play Holling read was...
Romeo and Juliet
The Merchant of Venice
Treasure Island
The Tempest
19
"The quality of mercy is NOT strained" means...
There are times when you will not be helped. No mercy ever.
There are times when you will be helped. There is mercy.
20
Mr. Guareschi is the...
School cleaner
The school principal
Holling's uncle
The baker
21
Why don't teachers like Doug Swieteck?
He doesn't do his school work.
He plays rude pranks on students and teachers.
Teachers DO like Doug.
He eats glue.
22
Why did Holling went to the principal's office?
His religion.
His level in maths.
Mrs. Baker's attitude towards Holling.
What happened at recess.
