The Wednesday Wars - Chapters 5-6 Quiz

What significant event happens to Mrs. Baker in these chapters?

Question Answer Choices She gets promoted to principal. She receives a telegram informing her that her husband is missing in action in Vietnam. She receives an award for her teaching. She finds out she is moving to a new school.

What happens to Holling when he tries to save his sister from the skidding school bus?

Question Answer Choices He gets hit by the bus and is sent flying. He pushes her out of the way but gets trapped under the bus. He successfully pulls her out of the way without getting hurt. He trips and falls, unable to reach her in time.

What play does Mrs. Baker have Holling read in February?

Question Answer Choices The Tempest. Romeo and Juliet. Hamlet. Macbeth.

How does Holling's relationship with Meryl Lee change after their date?

Question Answer Choices They realize they are not interested in each other. They decide to stop talking to each other. They become rivals in school. They become more comfortable with their feelings and a true friendship based on mutual trust develops.

What does the weather symbolize in these chapters?

Question Answer Choices The success of Holling's father's business. The mood of the town. The outcome of the Vietnam War. The relationships between the characters.

What does Holling's sister criticize about her high school?

Question Answer Choices The outdated textbooks. The poor quality of the teachers. The lack of extracurricular activities. The focus on enforcing a ludicrous dress code while bombs are dropping on people in Vietnam.

What does Holling's father win in these chapters?

Question Answer Choices The Best Architect of the Year Award. The Community Leadership Award. The Father of the Year Award. The Chamber of Commerce Businessman of 1967 Award.

What does Holling write in his second essay about Romeo and Juliet?

Question Answer Choices He writes about how hard it is to care about two things at the same time. He writes about the inevitability of fate. He writes about the consequences of betrayal. He writes about the importance of family loyalty.

Why does Holling feel betrayed by Meryl Lee?

Question Answer Choices Mr. Kowalski got Holling's father's design from Meryl Lee. She didn't show up for their date. She laughed at the pictures of him in yellow tights. She spread rumors about him at school.

Why does Holling's father dismiss his idea of transferring to military school?

Question Answer Choices Because he wants Holling to join the family business. Because he thinks Holling needs to stay at his current school. Because he believes military school is too expensive. Because Hoodhood and Associates is bidding on a contract for a new junior high school in town.