The Wave

Question 1

Who is the author of The Wave?

Answer 1

Todd Strasser

Question 2

The Wave was based on an incident that took place when and where?

Answer 2

1969 in Palo Alto, California

Question 3

What was the motto of The Wave? These words were written on the board by Mr. Ross.

Answer 3

Strength through Discipline, Strength through Community, Strength through Action

Question 4

What school did the students in this book go to?

Answer 4

Gordon High School

Question 5

Name the 2 Main protagonists in the story.

Answer 5

Laurie Saunders and Ben Ross

Question 6

Name the main antagonist in the story.

Answer 6

The Wave

Question 7

She was editor in chief of the school paper, a smart/good student, & a serious, deep thinker.

Answer 7

Laurie Saunders

Question 8

What was the name of the school paper Laurie was editor-in-chief of?

Answer 8

The Grapevine

Question 9

She was Laurie’s best friend, petite, had thick curly hair, & felt like she always had to compete with Laurie.

Answer 9

Amy Smith

Question 10

He was a well liked teacher at Gordon High, wasn’t good with technology, very concerned about his students, & was charismatic.

Answer 10

Ben Ross

Question 11

The “class loser,” doesn’t care about school, a social outcast, & lives in the shadow of his overachieving brother Jeff.

Answer 11

Robert Billings

Question 12

He was a tall, good looking boy, a good student, a running back on the football team, & was also Laurie’s boyfriend.

Answer 12

David Collins

Question 13

The quarterback on the football team, David’s bestfriend, has a big appetite, is very popular but failing academically

Answer 13

Brian Ammon

Question 14

Ben Ross’ loving & loyal wife, she understands that her husband can get very “obsessed” or “focused” with certain things.

Answer 14

Christy Ross

Question 15

What did Christy Ross teach at the school?

Answer 15

Music & Choir

Question 16

A French teacher at Gordon High School.

Answer 16

Mr. Gabondi

Question 17

A student in Ben Ross’ history class who picks on Robert Billings.

Answer 17

Brad

Question 18

One of the “biggest jokers” at Gordon High, tall and lanky, an investigative reporter for the school paper, is skeptical of The Wave from the start, & never joins it.

Answer 18

Carl Block

Question 19

Large, towering man who smokes a pipe sometimes, always wearing a suit, usually open to new ideas but is skeptical of The Wave.

Answer 19

Principal Owens

Question 20

The coach of the football team & teaches biology, proud of his students for taking action, but gets upset when they still lose the game.

Answer 20

Norm Schiller

Question 21

A second-string quarterback on the football team who often is at odds with Brian and wants to take his place.

Answer 21

Deutsch

Question 22

Who is Robert Billings mother?

Answer 22

Elaine Billings

Question 23

A music reviewer for the Grapevine.

Answer 23

Alex Cooper

Question 24

What was The Wave symbol?

Answer 24

A circle with the outline of a wave in it

Question 25

How did the people of the school act in the beginning of the book?

Answer 25

Students didn't care about much. Students were late to class, didn't do homework, & didn't pay attention.

Question 26

How did the students feel about the film Ben Ross showed in class?

Answer 26

They were shocked & some were close to tears. They wanted to know why and how the Holocaust could have happened

Question 27

What was the big question everyone was trying to answer that started the big WAVE movement.

Answer 27

Why did the German's allow Adolf & the Nazis to take over? Why didn't they speak up & try to stop it.

Question 28

What were the new rules Ben Ross put in place in his class?

Answer 28

- have paper & pencil for note taking - when asking or answering a question, stand at the side of your seat - when asking or answering a question, say "Mr. Ross" first

Question 29

Why did Ben Ross start The Wave?

Answer 29

He wanted to show his students just how easy it was to get swept up and follow someone like Hitler

Question 30

Mr. Ross' definition of "Community".

Answer 30

The feeling that you are part of something more important than yourself. You're a movement, a team, a cause.

Question 31

What was The Wave salute?

Answer 31

Cup your right hand in the wave shape, tape it against your left shoulder, & hold it upright.

Question 32

Name some pros and cons of The Wave.

Answer 32

PROS -students who were not as studious, suddenly became motivated to do better -everyone is equal CONS -kids skipping class & power making them crazy -kids threatening others who were not a part of the wave & acting superior

Question 33

Who said the Holocaust film was no big deal and didn't care much about it?

Answer 33

Brad

Question 34

What did Laurie's mom think about The Wave?

Answer 34

She felt like it was a cult and that if everyone at school kept taking it too seriously, someone would get hur

Question 35

What did Robert ask Mr. Ross to be?

Answer 35

His bodyguard

Question 36

Who becomes uneasy of The Wave first?

Answer 36

Laurie

Question 37

Who said, "Looks like i've stumbled into anne frank's attic" & what did it mean?

Answer 37

Carl. He was comparing Laurie hiding out in the Grapevine office to avoid the Wave to Anne Frank's family hiding to avoid the Nazis.

Question 38

Mr. Saunders tells Laurie that a boy was beaten up after a Wave rally when he refused to participate. He also beloved that targeted the boy because he was...

Answer 38

Jewish

Question 39

Who wouldn't let Laurie go into the bleachers unless she did the Wave salute?

Answer 39

Brad

Question 40

What occurs as a result of Laurie taking a stand in her editorial of the Grapevine paper?

Answer 40

- Her & her bestfriend argue & hurtful things are said -Robert says Laurie is a threat to The Wave

Question 41

What is the turning point in David's feelings about The Wave?

Answer 41

When he confronts Laurie, they argue and he grabs her & throws her to the ground. He realizes he is being controlled by the wave & knows he could have hurt someone.

Question 42

What was learned from The Wave experiment?

Answer 42

You are responsible for your own actions, you must make your own decisions & not blindly follow a leader.

Question 43

Name some themes of The Wave.

Answer 43

Bullying, Peer Pressure, Leadership, Power Hungry

Question 44

At the end of the last wave rally, how did the students feel about having blindly followed the teachers of Hitler?

Answer 44

They were very surprised & disappointed that they were tricked and allowed themselves to blindly follow it.

Question 45

What nervous habit does Laurie have?

Answer 45

Chewing on pencils & pens

Question 46

How long has Mr. Ross been teaching at Gordon High?

Answer 46

2 years

Question 47

What grade are Laurie and the students in?

Answer 47

12th

Question 48

What topic did Mr Ross become obsessed with in graduate school?

Answer 48

Native Americans

Question 49

Who starts to be against The Wave?

Answer 49

Laurie, David, Carl, Alex

Question 50

What was Mr Ross going to say to Robert at the end of the book when he felt he no longer had a place after the wave was gone.

Answer 50

That he had it in him the whole time and only needed the motivation to do better. Just because the wave is gone doesn't mean he can't continue to progress.