the Wednesday Wars - December Flashcards
What is Holling worried about in the chapter of December?
He is supposed to be playing Ariel the Fairy in the Long Island Shakespeare Holiday Extravaganza.
What exciting announcement is made in Mrs. Baker’s class?
Mickey Mantle is coming to Baker Sporting Goods to sign baseballs
What does Mrs. Baker announce to ruin the excitement of Mickey Mantle?
Mrs. Baker announces that Holling is playing Ariel the Fairy in the Long Island Shakespeare Holiday Extravaganza’s production of The Tempest, and if a student attends, they will receive extra credit.
What does the bus driver do for Holling?
The bus driver lets Holling ride the bus for free to Baker Sporting Goods.
What happens when Holling gives Mickey Mantle his baseball?
Mantle makes fun of Holling’s outfit (he’s wearing the tights and feathers from his Ariel the Fairy outfit), says that he won’t sign his baseball, and throws the baseball on the floor.
What does Danny Hupfer do for Holling?
Danny gives his signed baseball back to Mickey Mantle, telling him he doesn’t need it, and calls Mantle a “pied ninny.”
What did Mrs. Baker give to Danny Hupfer, Doug Swieteck, and Holling?
They each receive a new baseball and mitt, which they use to play catch with Joe Pepitone and Horace Clarke, Yankee ball players. The ball players end up signing each boy’s ball and mitt, gave them each two tickets to Opening Day the following April, and both Doug and Danny got Joe’s and Horace’s baseball caps. Holling gets Joe Pepitone’s jacket.
Why is Mrs. Bigio mean to Mai Thi in the lunch line?
Her husband was killed while fighting in Vietnam, and because Mai Thi is Asian, Mrs. Bigio blames her unfairly.
