Vocabulary
a special way of doing something; method
What is TECHNIQUE?
This is Holling's father's occupation.
What is an architect?
Where and when the story The Wednesday Wars takes place.
What is Long Island, New York in 1967.
This is why the rats are so special to Mrs. Baker.
What is "her husband, Mr. Baker, gave them to her?"
How Holling got the creampuffs in the first place.
What is -- He agrees to be in a Shakespeare play with Mr. Goldman and play Ariel, the fairy.
someone who is hurt or killed in a war
What is a CAUSUALTY?
She has liked Holling since 3rd grade and is his work partner for History class?
Who is Meryl Lee Kowalski?
What Holling's sister recommends that he do.
What is "get some guts."
The reason why Holling's friends think that he already got a creampuff.
What is--they heard Mrs. Baker say "another creampuff"?
This caused Mrs. Bigio to break down and make the "sounds of sadness."
What is a telegram that her husband died in Vietnam?
a very sad event, usually ending with a death of something/someone; a play that is sad & ends with death
What is TRAGEDY?
Class pets named after characters in the Shakespearean play The Tempest.
Who are Caliban and Sycorax?
In addition to the "war" that the main character is having with his teacher, what actual war is taking place during the story?
What is the Vietnam War?
Evidence that shows Mr. Hoodhood seems to care more about his business than anything else.
What is--He keeps asking Holling "How's it going?" with Mrs. Baker OR he won't let his daughter be a flower child because it would make him look bad.
The reason someone wrote "Go Home, Viet Cong!" on the front of the Catholic Relief Agency.
What is -- That was where Mai Thi lived. Since she's Vietnamese, someone is blaming her for the war or for Mr. Bigio's death.
to think that something is true even though you might not be sure
What is PRESUME?
Cook at Camillo junior high and who's husband died in the Vietnam War?
Who is Mrs. Bigio?
When Mrs. Baker gives Holling the longest sentence to diagram in class, this evidence supports this inference by the reader.
What is -- It supports Holling's idea that Mrs. Baker really does hate his guts.
The reason why Holling's sister tries to stand up to her father in different ways, like painting the flower on her cheek.
What is -- "To let him know that I don't like being told who I am, and who I'm going to be." She wants to decide for herself.
How Mrs. Baker feels about Holling in November and why she feels that way.
What is --She does not hate Holling's guts because she buys creampuffs so everyone can have one and says they're from Holling. (She also didn't get mad at him about the uneaten chalky creampuff or the "curses".)
To forgive and NOT give someone the punishment they deserve.
What is MERCY?
Junior high student that came from Vietnam and was brought to the US by the Catholic Relief Agency.
Who is Mai Thi?
Reasons why the Hoodhood house is "perfect"--according to Mr. Hoodhood.
What is -- The house is well manicured and always freshly painted. Rooms are kept neat and clean for unexpected clients. He tries to create a "model home" that will impress people that are looking for an architect.
Inference we can make about what Mrs. Baker thinks about Holling since she is having Holling read Shakespeare.
What is --she must think that he is intelligent and capable of understanding it.
This is why Meryl Lee was upset and said, "You don't understand anything" to Holling.
What is-- Hoodhood & Associates (Holling's father's business) got the contract and beat out Kowalski's business. That's Meryl Lee's father's business.