The Wave Quizzes

The Wave Quiz 1

1 What nervous habit does Laurie have?
Chewing on pencils

Playing with her hair

Biting her nails

Shifting her weight from foot to foot
2 What is the name of Gordon High's school newspaper?
The Tribune

The Gossiper

The Clarion

The Grapevine
3 What position does Laurie have on the school newspaper?
Art director

Editor-in-chief

Opinions editor

Staff writer
4 What subject does Mr. Ross's wife teach?
Music

Math

French

English
5 How long has Mr. Ross been teaching at Gordon High?
Six months

Five years

Two years

Ten years
6 Some of the other teachers dislike Ben Ross. Which of these reasons do they NOT give for disliking him?
They are jealous of his teaching skill

He is mean to his wife, who also teaches at Gordon High

He doesn't wear a tie to work

His unusual teaching methods
7 Who sets up the film projector in Mr. Ross's classroom?
Robert Billings

Brad

David Collins

Brian Ammon
8 According to Mr. Ross, how many people were killed in the Nazi extermination camps?
Six million

Fifteen million

Ten million

Three million
9 Who falls asleep during the movie about concentration camps?
Robert Billings

Brad

Laurie

David Collins
10 Why does David run off to lunch immediately after seeing the Nazi movie?
He is very hungry

The film made him uncomfortable and he wants a change of setting

He has to hurry if he wants to get home and then get back to school in time

He is fighting with Laurie and wants to avoid her
11 What sport does Jeff Billings play?
Tennis

Football

Soccer

Baseball
12 Why does Mr. Ross believe Robert is such a lazy student?
He doesn't believe history class is useful to him because he wants to be an auto mechanic

He doesn't get enough sleep

He takes drugs

He is afraid to try hard in school because he worries he won't live up to his older brother's example
13 Who are the only two students to get A's in Mr. Ross's class at the beginning of the book?
Amy and David

Laurie and Amy

Laurie and Eric

Laurie and David
14 Which two boys announce that they would never have allowed the Nazis to come to power?
Eric and Brad

Brian and Eric

David and Laurie

David and Brian
15 How did Laurie learn that Robert took an IQ test?
She spotted him being tested one day while she was staying late to work on the school newspaper

Robert told her about it

She heard a rumor about it from Brad

Her mother is friends with Robert's mother
16 Why doesn't Laurie want to eat her lunch?
Robert's disgusting eating habits took away her appetite

She is trying to lose weight

She has the stomach flu

She is upset by the movie about concentration camps
17 Why is David taking calculus?
He is very good at math

Laurie is taking calculus, and he wanted to take a class with her

He wants to be an engineer

He needs it to be accepted to Yale
18 Why is Amy jealous of Laurie?
She has a crush on Brian, but Brian only pays attention to Laurie

Laurie's family has more money

Laurie gets better grades

Laurie is dating a football player
19 What grade is Laurie in?
Eleventh

Tenth

Ninth

Twelfth
20 Why is Amy afraid when 'Principal Owens' knocks on the publication office door?
She is smoking

They are not supposed to be in the office unsupervised

They are not supposed to have the door locked

She has been avoiding Principal Owens because she hasn't gone to a detention she got last semester
21 What historical topic did Mr. Ross become obsessed with in graduate school?
The Great Depression

Native Americans

World War Two

The Revolutionary War
22 What card game did Mr. Ross's wife Christy teach him how to play?
Blackjack

Bridge

Go Fish

Poker
23 Who does Mr. Ross spotlight as having excellent posture?
Amy

Robert

David

Laurie
24 What activity does Andrea, the red-haired girl with excellent posture, do?
Basketball

Gymnastics

Ballet

Yoga
25 Which of these is NOT one of Mr. Ross's new rules?
Students must bring a pencil and paper to class every day

Students must stand next to their desks when answering a question

Students cannot be more than two minutes late to class

Students must begin their answers to each question with "Mr. Ross"

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Asked by Addison T #1350177

Answered by Purity W #1350220 on 8/10/2024 1:25 PM

In this chapter Christy has a flashback. What do we learn about Ben in this flashback?

Christy has a flashback in Chapter Four of a previous project her husband was involved in. She remembers how the project became his whole world at the expense of everything else. Mr. Ross becomes easily obsessed with ideas.

Asked by noam #1335305

Answered by Aslan on 2/4/2024 4:33 PM

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How does the class change because of strength in community?

The discipline created by the concept of strength in community decreased chaos and allowed the students who were previously isolated to be a part of the team.

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 11/8/2023 4:23 PM

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The Wave

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