The Wave

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

What kind of teacher is Mr Ross?

How can you describe Robert, Laurie and Amy. 

What is Laurie's mom's opinion on the experiment?

Say something about The Wave and the football team.

How does Laurie try to oppose the Wave?

Is Mrs Ross always supporting her husband? Why do you think so?

Do you think the experiment 'The Wave' was a success or not? Why?

Do you think Mr Ross is a good teacher? Why?

Why does Mr Ross call the experiment The Wave?

The Wave began as a way for a teacher to explain what?

1. World War I
2. Star Wars
3. The Civil War
4. The Holocaust

Who becomes Ben's bodyguard?

1. Laurie
2. David
3. Robert
4. Brian

Laurie clearly isn’t into The Wave. What do the other students think is the reason?

1. She lost her popularity
2. She keeps getting her feelings hurt
3. She just wants to be different
4. She lost her friendship to Amy

What are Brian Ammon and Deutsch competing over?

1. The best grade in History class
2. The affections of Amy
3. The quarterback position
4. Nothing

Why is Laurie Saunders chewing on pens so much?

1. To avoid smoking cigarettes
2. She's worried about her relationship with David
3. She is anxious about making the cheerleader squad
4. None of the above

Who is the class loser?

1. Ben Ross
2. Robert Billings
3. Amy Saunders
4. John Billthorpe

What is the name of the school newspaper?

1. The Daily News
2. The Journal
3. The Atheneum
4. The Grapevine

Why does Ben only make certain people monitors instead of giving everyone that responsibility?

1. He only trusts Robert and Brian
2. He thinks they earned it with their good grades
3. He wants to threaten the members to make them follow his rules
4. He wants to create a corrupt group

What annoys Laurie about her relationship with Amy?

1. Amy never really listens to her
2. They are always competing with each other
3. Amy's boyfriend keeps trying to date Laurie
4. Amy talks about her boyfriend all the time

When does David realize he has been under too much influence of The Wave? 

What do Laurie and David do after that?

What does Mr Ross show the students at the auditorium? Why?

Choose one of the following themes from the book and try to explain it:

Loyalty

History

Violence

Education

Power