The Wednesday Wars

Question 1

Why is this headline important- "Local Architect Firm to Renovate Yankee Stadium" ?

Accepted Answer

Kowalski & Assoc. won the contract to renovate the stadium

Question 2

How did Holling help his sister?

Accepted Answer

He wired her money & picked her up at the bus station

Question 3

Why do the 8th grade XC runners need comforting?

Accepted Answer

They lost a race to a 7th grader

Question 4

Who is Walter Cronkite?

Accepted Answer

a TV news reporter?

Question 5

Who is Eleanor Rigby?

Accepted Answer

song character

Question 6

Why didn’t Mr. Guareschi close the school during the ice and snow storm?

Accepted Answer

because of the NY State Standardized Achievement Test

Question 7

Which phrase describes Holling's sister?

Accepted Answer

hated school dress code, flower child, war protester

Question 8

What does Holling realize as he reads Romeo & Juliet?

Accepted Answer

He loves his sister

Question 9

What is Holling's worst subject?

Accepted Answer

Math

Question 10

How did Mrs. Baker help Holling out with Meryl Lee?

Accepted Answer

gave him tickets to Romeo & Juliet

Question 11

What ceremony does Danny go through to "become a man?"

Accepted Answer

Bar Mitzvah

Question 12

What historic events take place during this story?

Accepted Answer

The Vietnam War is going on, Martin Luther King Jr. is shot, Bobby Kennedy is shot

Question 13

What is Holling's sister's name?

Accepted Answer

Heather

Question 14

In what month is the atomic bomb?

Accepted Answer

May

Question 15

Which of the following is not a possible theme for WW?

Accepted Answer

Beauty of Simplicity

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