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Why Is Holling Left Alone On Wednesday Afternoons With Mrs. Baker

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Janae Ravenell The Wednesday Wars June 28,2016 1. In the beginning of the novel, Holling is convinced that his teacher, Mrs. Baker, despises him. Why does he believe this to be so? What details help support his case? Do you think it is obvious which students your teachers like and dislike? Have you ever been justly (or unjustly) disliked by one of your teachers? What type of year did you have? In the beginning of the novel Holling was convinced that his teacher Mrs. Baker despises him because, Holling because he let the rats out of their cage when he was cleaning their cage. The details that help support my case would be that Mrs. Baker always rolls her eyes at Holling and that she gave him more work than she gave the other students. I think that it is obvious what students my teachers like and dislike. I have been unjustly disliked by one of my teachers. I still managed to have a good year even though I was unjustly treated. 2. Why is Holling left alone on Wednesday afternoons with Mrs. Baker? What is he compelled to do for her? Finally Mrs. Baker starts assigning the plays of which bard? What is Holling …show more content…

Merly Lee is my favorite character because she told Holling the truth about what happened with the placemat drawing. Merly’s story wove lots depth and comedy into this story because on their first date Holling took her to a Shakespeare play of Romeo and Juliet and they both enjoy Shakespeare's work so they both enjoyed this play. Holling only had three dollars and seventy eight cents so he brought Meryl a single rose and he went to Woolworth’s and he ordered both of them cokes. Holling made a drawing of his Father’s plans for the new school. Meryl asked Holling is she could keep it because she was astonished with the plans. Meryl was so excited that when she got home she showed her dad. Her dad copied off of Mr.Hoodhood plans. And Holling’s father was furious with

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