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The Wednesday Wars- NPMS
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1
What was Mai Thi’s happy ending?
Went to live with Mrs. Bigio
Reunited with her parents
Moved back to Vietnam
Fell in love with Danny
2
Who helps Heather (Holling's sister) come back home?
Holling
Mrs. Baker
Holling's dad
Holling's mom
3
What ruined the cream puffs meant for the Wives of Vietnam Soliders?
the wind
the rats
chalk dust
the heat
4
To Holling, what does it mean to become a man?
Going to Vietnam
Finding a job
Going to college
Knowing oneself
5
What is the mood when Holling tells Heather, 'I'll always be standing right here.'
empowered
anxious
giddy
emotional
6
Who was the hero with the rats?
Mrs. Baker
Holling
Mai Thi
Mrs. Sidman
7
What character trait describes Holling at the end of the book?
Hopeless and Defeated
Foolish and Disagreeable
Courageous and Matured
Patriotic and Faithful
8
Whose parents are the most supportive?
Kowalskis
Hoodhoods
Swietecks
Hupfers
9
What causes Holling to run faster on the "Ides of March"?
Danny
Meryl Lee
8th graders
rats
10
Where does the book take place?
New Jersey
Vietnam
Long Island
New York
11
Who defends Mai Thi?
Holling
Mrs. Bigio
Danny
Mrs. Baker
12
Why does Holling's sister run away?
Be with other protestors
To be with Chit
Find herself
Go to Columbia
13
What is the mood when Mrs. Baker receives the telegram about her husband missing in action?
Worried
Welcoming
Passionate
Frustrated
14
Why did Holling go in his fairy costume to meet Mickey Mantle?
The changing room was locked.
There wasn't time to change.
He forgot to bring clothes to change into.
He had to go with his friends, and they were leaving.
15
May is what "special" month for the school?
State Testing
Kitty Kat Appreciation
Atomic Bomb Awareness Month
Immigration
16
What character traits describe Holling in the beginning of the book?
Angry and Vicious
Serious and Shy
Nurturing and Caring
Paranoid and Observant
17
What does Mrs. Baker
not
help Holling with?
Going to Yankee Stadium
Taking Holling to the Hospital
Cleaning erasers
Improving his run
18
Which detail BEST supports the idea that Mrs. Baker is proud of Holling?
She trusted him with the pots and utensils on the camping trip.
She attended his cross-country race.
She looks at Holling and says 'Chrysanthemum.'
Mrs. Baker goes to see Holling in the play.
19
Holling did all of the following on Wednesday afternoons, but...
Go to church
Clean rat cages
Clean erasers
Read Shakespeare
20
Why does Mr. Hoodhood try to please everyone outside of his own family?
He might be able to do business with him someday.
It is the Presbyterian way.
He enjoys being kind to others.
He enjoys being the center of attention.
21
Who was president during 1967 and 1968?
President Kennedy
President Lincoln
President Bush
President Johnson
22
When does the book take place?
1930s
1970s
1960s
1950s
23
Whose death did NOT occur during the course of the story?
John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr.
Bobby Kennedy
Mr. Bigio
24
What is the conflict between Mr. Hoodhood and his daughter?
She is ruining his reputation.
Holling is always stealing his attention and she feels left out.
He wants her to be an architect just like him.
She wants to move to Texas and become a teacher.
25
How did Holling step up to his father?
Became a teacher
Explained himself and shared his true thoughts.
He didn't step up to his father.
Punched him in the face.
26
How did Holling underestimate Mrs. Baker?
She performed in Shakespeare plays.
She fearlessly captured the rats.
She ran in the Olympics.
Her husband was a war hero.
27
What prevented Doug Swieteck's brother from taking revenge on Holling after the snow ball?
He was suspended from school.
Holling saved his sister from an accident.
He got sick to his stomach and threw up.
He got hit in the head.
28
Where is Mai Thi orginally from?
Vietnam
The United States
South Korea
Afghanistan
