Characters
Conflicts
Quotes
Shakespeare
Misc
100
This character punched another student in the nose and was taken to Washington DC as a reward
Danny Hupfer
100
Who was the one that caused the chalk dust to cover the cream puffs?
Holling Hoodhood
100
"Mrs. Baker hates my guts"
Holling Hoodhood
100
This play involves Caliban and Sycorax
The Tempest
100
Who was the baseball play that refused to sign Holling's baseball?
Mickey Mantle
200
This character stood up against his older brother and got a black eye when he did.
Doug Swieteck
200
What did Doug Swieteck's brother do to Holling after he found out about Holling being in the Shakespeare play?
Put picture of him up at school
200
"I'll probably be moving... to my grandmother's house. In Kingston."
Meryl Lee
200
In this play, the two main characters, madly in love, kill themselves in the end
Rome and Juliet
200
What is the name of the family business?
Hoodhood and Associates
300
At first, this character was mean to Mai Thi, but later she said sorry and made it up to her.
Mrs. Bigio
300
What is constantly roaming around in the ceiling and walls of Holling's middle school?
Two rats: Caliban and Sycorax
300
"Faster you dang slugs!"
Coach Quatrini
300
This play teaches Holling that he needs to find himself, or that sometimes he needs to let himself be found
Hamlet
300
What is a bar mitzvah?
A boy's 13th birthday in Jewish culture
400
He was in charge of finding the rats, and spent most of the book looking for them.
Mr. Vendleri
400
Why is Mrs. Bigio upset with Mai Thi?
Her husband was killed in the Vietnam War
400
"You hang on and you play for keeps. That's how it works."
Mr. Hoodhood
400
What is the name of Holling's character that he plays in The Tempest?
Ariel
400
What does "home in time for strawberries" mean?
Coming back by summer time
500
She was also known to have very spiky heels.
Ms. Violet
500
How does Holling respond to his father at the end of the book when asked what it means to be a man?
You have to make your own choices
500
"Et tu, Brute?"
Julius Caesar
500
The final play that teaches Holling at the end of the book that everything is going to be ok.
Much Ado About Nothing
500
Name three themes from The Wednesday Wars
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