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The Wednesday Wars, by Gary D. Schmidt Study Guide As you read The Wednesday Wars, add notes about each character using the chart below. Write a brief description about who they are and why they are important to the story. Using specific details and page numbers will help you later! Character Description Holling Hoodhood Mr. Hoodhood Heather Hoodhood Mrs. Baker Mrs. Sidman Doug Swieteck Meryl Lee Kowalski Danny Hupfer Mai Thi Mrs. Bigio The following questions are intended to help guide your reading and understand the novel. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper. SEPTEMBER What is the setting of the novel? What are your first impressions of the following characters: Holling Hoodhood, Mrs. Baker, Mr. Hoodhood, and Mr. Guareschi? Holling uses the word “perfect” a lot when describing his house, why do you think he does this? Describe the irony. Holling likes to read, and he mentions several books that he enjoys. With which character from Treasure Island does Holling identify, and why? Holling complains to his family that Mrs. Baker hates him, yet they are unsympathetic. Why do you think this is? Explain why Holling has to spend Wednesday afternoons alone with Mrs. Baker. What does he think Mrs. Baker is planning? Who is Lieutenant Tybalt Baker, and where is he going? OCTOBER Why doesn’t Holling complain to Mrs. Baker about cleaning erasers and straightening her classroom? What are the priorities for Holling’s father? What happens to the cream puffs? Why doesn’t Holling tell anyone about them? What is the conflict between Mr. Hoodhood and his daughter, Heather? On page 37, Heather said, “I want support for believing in something bigger than me.” What was she referring to? What does Mrs. Baker mean when she says to Holling that “we have been wasting our opportunities”? Who are Sycorax and Caliban? What happens to them? Which Shakespearean play does Holling read first? What does Holling think Mrs. Baker’s intentions are in getting him