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Wednesday Wars Review (Sept - Feb)
Wednesday Wars Review (Sept - Feb)
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A review of chapters 1-6 of "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary Schmidt
Flashcards
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Questions
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1
What happened to the refugee home where Mai Thi lives?
A sliding bus ran into it and destroyed it
It burned down
It got graffitied with a racist message
Holling's dad got a contract to redesign it
2
Whose husband died in Vietnam and is now acting really mean towards Mai Thi?
Mrs. Kowalski
Mrs. Sidman
Mrs. Bigio
Mrs. Baker
3
What is the first Shakespeare play Holling reads with Mrs. Baker?
Macbeth
The Tempest
The Merchant of Venice
Romeo & Juliet
4
What happens at the school architect meeting?
Meryl Lee's dad steal Holling's dad's design
Meryl Lee's dad passes out from stress
Holling's dad wins the contract right away
Holling throws up
5
Which is NOT a Caliban curse Holling uses?
Pumpernickel
The red plague rid you
Pied ninny
Toads, beetles, bats
6
What is the THEME of "Macbeth?"
We are made for more than power
Be careful who you trust
Being trapped is not being allowed to choose who you are
The quality of mercy is not strained
7
Why does Holling's sister stand up to their dad?
Because she doesn't believe he is her real dad
Because she is tired of being told who she is
Because she is a weird teenager
Because her friends told her to
8
What are the classroom rats' names?
Ariel & Miranda
Sycorax & Caliban
Sycorax & Ariel
Caliban & Prospero
9
In "The Merchant of Venice" which character did Holling think was trapped?
Portia
Bassanio
Antonio
Shylock
10
Who is Mr. Vendleri?
The school principal
The school custodian
The other architect in town
The owner of the bakery
11
True or False: Holling's parents go to see him in the play
False
True
12
How did Holling get cream puffs for the class?
By quoting Shakespeare
By asking his dad for money
By begging Mrs. Baker for help
By stealing them
13
What were the pictures of that got hung up all over the school?
Doug Swieteck's brother holding on the bumpers of buses
Holling flying - as Ariel and as he saved his sister
Holling's dad getting the Chamber of Commerce award
Holling's sister as a flower child
14
How does Mrs. Baker make up for the Mickey Mantle incident?
She arranges for 2 Yankee players to play catch with Holling
She excuses Holling from reading any more Shakespeare plays
She excuses Holling from sentence diagramming
She buys Holling cream puffs
15
What does Holling's dad care THE MOST about?
His Perfect House
His television shows
His business: Hoodhood & Associates
His family
16
Who gets the contract for the new junior high?
Hoodhood and Associates
Kowalski and Associates
17
What is Mr. Guareschi's (the principal's) dream job?
Shakespeare actor
Yankee outfielder
Newspaper reporter
Dictator of a small country
18
What is a flower child?
A person who grows flowers
A person who wants world peace; a hippy
A statue of a child made out of flowers
A child who passes out flowers on the street corner
19
Where did the bus hit Holling?
Where his kidneys used to live
It rolled over his toes
Where the white feathers were on his tights
It didn't - it missed him completely
20
What did Danny Hupfer do when Mickey Mantle wouldn't sign Holling's baseball?
Nothing - he just left
Gave back his signed baseball
Threw the baseball at Mickey's head
Laughed at Holling
21
Which event happens in Chapter 1 - September?
Holling ruins cream puffs with chalk dust
Doug Swieteck's brother tries to assassinate Holling
Holling saves his sister from a sliding bus
Holling & Meryl Lee go on a date
22
What do Holling and Meryl Lee do on their Valentine's date?
Drink Cokes at Woolworth's
Both A & B
Go to see Camelot
Go to see Romeo and Juliet
23
This book takes place in 1967 & 1968. Which war was going on?
Vietnam War
World War II
World War I
Cold War
24
Why does Mrs. Baker hate Holling's guts?
They have to spend Wednesdays alone together
He dyed the water in the teacher's drinking fountain red
No reason - she just does
He lost all of her pencils
25
Which of the following events happens in Chapter 2 - October?
Holling plays soccer against Doug Swieteck's brother
Mrs. Baker's husband goes missing in Vietnam
Pictures of Holling as Ariel the Fairy are all over school
Holling accidentally sets the rats free
26
What does Holling love the most about "The Tempest?"
The crazy storms
Caliban's curses
The random drunk people
The magic
27
How does Holling get Meryl Lee to go on a Valentine's date with him?
By apologizing for calling her a blind mole
By giving her cream puffs
By quoting Shakespeare
By singing to her in choir
28
Who is Mrs. Bigio?
The school cafeteria lady
Holling's teacher
The school principal
Holling's mom
29
Why wouldn't Mickey Mantle sign a baseball for Holling?
Because Holling was wearing a Red Sox hat
Because Holling got to the store too late
Because Holling was dressed as Ariel the Fairy
Because Holling forgot a baseball
30
Why is Holling so uncomfortable during the standardized tests?
The rats were running around over his head in the ceiling
He didn't understand any of the questions
He wore too many layers of clothes
He smelled bad
