the Wednesday Wars - November Flashcards
What story do Holling and Mrs. Baker read after the Merchant of Venice?
The Tempest
Where did Mrs. Baker get the names for her rats?
The Tempest
What does Holling decide to do after reading The Tempest?
Memorize all of Caliban’s curses from The Tempest
How does Holling figure out that Mrs. Baker had indeed read the play in advance?
Because when he says one of the curses incorrectly, she tells him so
What does Mrs. Baker give Holling after reading The Tempest?
a 150-question test
Why is his dad excited?
His architect firm got the contract with Baker Sporting Goods.
How does Holling get the cream puffs and avoid the death threats?
He agrees to perform Shakespeare with the Long Island Shakespeare Holiday Extravaganza, along with all the money he has, $2.45, which gets him two dozen cream puffs from Goldman’s Best Bakery
What happens to the cream puffs?
The escaped rats, Sycorax and Caliban, get into the box, eating all of them.
What happened when the students came in from recess into Mrs. Baker’s room?
They saw the rats in the cream puffs, screamed, and the rats disappeared again. Holling is threatened again (this time, Hupfer gives Holling ten days to get all the students their cream puffs).
What happened to Mrs. Bigio’s husband?
He was killed in Vietnam.
