Characters
Shakespeare
Major Plot Events
March
Historical Context
100

The protagonist in The Wednesday Wars has this alliterative name.

Holling Hoodhood

100

Sycorax and Caliban are named after characters from which Shakespearean play?

What is The Tempest.

100

How does Mr. Kowalski find out about Mr. Hoodhood's design for the new junior high?

From Meryl Lee, the drawing.

100

How do Caliban and Sycorax die?

They get run over by a bus.

100

In which decade does the novel take place?

The 1960s

200

Holling's mom is a   _ _ _ _ character.

flat

200

How is Holling and Meryl Lee's relationship similar to Romeo and Juliet?

Their parents do not like each other.

200

How is Mrs. Baker qualified to teach Holling how to run faster?

Mrs. Baker was in the Olympics for running.

200

What gives Holling 'The Big M' during the cross country tryouts?

The rats are chasing him.

200

Who is the president at the time of the novel?

Lyndon B. Johnson
300

Which member of the Hoodhood family is an antagonist?

Holling's dad

300

In which play does a character get stabbed 23 times?

Julius Caesar

300

What happens to the ceiling of The Perfect House?

It caves in because of the leak, lots of mold.

300

Which date is the Ides of March?

March 15

300

Which president was assassinated before the novel starts?

John F. Kennedy

400

Where is Mrs. Baker's husband?

Vietnam

400

Which play featured witches?

Macbeth

400

What happened to Mrs. Bigio's husband?

He was killed in Vietnam.

400

Who does Holling's sister want to work for?

Bobby Kennedy

400

People who are against the war are called _______.

Hippies or Flower Children

500

Name the character AND the play that Holling performed.

Ariel from The Tempest

500
What was the first play that Holling read?

The Merchant of Venice

500

How does Mickey Mantle disappoint Holling?

He refuses to sign his baseball because Holling is dressed as a fairy.

500

What Vietnamese treat does Mrs. Bigio make for the class? Give a description.

Fried bananas rolled in crushed nuts, sprinkled with coconut and topped with caramel sauce.

500

The United States is at war with which country?

Vietnam

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