Characters
The protagonist in The Wednesday Wars has this alliterative name.
Holling Hoodhood
Sycorax and Caliban are named after characters from which Shakespearean play?
What is The Tempest.
How does Mr. Kowalski find out about Mr. Hoodhood's design for the new junior high?
From Meryl Lee, the drawing.
How do Caliban and Sycorax die?
They get run over by a bus.
In which decade does the novel take place?
The 1960s
Holling's mom is a _ _ _ _ character.
flat
How is Holling and Meryl Lee's relationship similar to Romeo and Juliet?
Their parents do not like each other.
How is Mrs. Baker qualified to teach Holling how to run faster?
Mrs. Baker was in the Olympics for running.
What gives Holling 'The Big M' during the cross country tryouts?
The rats are chasing him.
Who is the president at the time of the novel?
Which member of the Hoodhood family is an antagonist?
Holling's dad
In which play does a character get stabbed 23 times?
Julius Caesar
What happens to the ceiling of The Perfect House?
It caves in because of the leak, lots of mold.
Which date is the Ides of March?
March 15
Which president was assassinated before the novel starts?
John F. Kennedy
Where is Mrs. Baker's husband?
Vietnam
Which play featured witches?
Macbeth
What happened to Mrs. Bigio's husband?
He was killed in Vietnam.
Who does Holling's sister want to work for?
Bobby Kennedy
People who are against the war are called _______.
Hippies or Flower Children
Name the character AND the play that Holling performed.
Ariel from The Tempest
The Merchant of Venice
How does Mickey Mantle disappoint Holling?
He refuses to sign his baseball because Holling is dressed as a fairy.
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.
The United States is at war with which country?
Vietnam