In Chapter Five, "January," Mrs. Baker gave Holling a 150-question test on The Tragedy of Macbeth.
This is the test that Holling got on his first Wednesday back from the winter or Christmas holidays. According to Holling, the test was an added burden in light of a very difficult first day back at school. This is because Doug Swieteck's brother had plastered newspaper pictures of "Ariel the Fairy" all over the whole school. At Camillo...
In Chapter Five, "January," Mrs. Baker gave Holling a 150-question test on The Tragedy of Macbeth.
This is the test that Holling got on his first Wednesday back from the winter or Christmas holidays. According to Holling, the test was an added burden in light of a very difficult first day back at school. This is because Doug Swieteck's brother had plastered newspaper pictures of "Ariel the Fairy" all over the whole school. At Camillo Junior High, the pictures of Holling in yellow tights had been taped to hallways, restroom walls, office counters, drinking fountains, the walls of the school building and even the backboards of basketball hoops in the gym.
Holling wasn't especially happy with Mrs. Baker's cheerful response to his misery:
"Let's keep you on your toes," she said cheerfully.
Sometimes, I think that she hates my guts.
When Holling received his test back, he complained that the names of Shakespearean characters were hard to recognize. Although Mrs. Baker tried to encourage him to persevere in his studies, the two eventually ended their literature session on an awkward note.
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