Analysis and Interpretation

Analysis Questions

1. In what ways do some students fight against the Wave? Explain your answer from the text.
2. Ben Ross has a dilemma, whether to continue the Wave after the first day or not. How and why does he decide what to do? Explain your answer from the text.
3. What is the class like before the Wave and how does it change after the Wave starts?
4. Discuss the development of two characters in the story and highlight how they change from the beginning of the novel to the end of the novel.
5. How is the Wave similar to what happened in Nazi Germany and how is it different? Explain.
6. What motivates Ben Ross to conduct this experiment?
7. What motivates the boys to bring the Wave to the football team? Explain.
8. How does the Wave cause students to be more disciplined?
9. What effect does the Wave have on Ben and the students who join? Is this positive or negative? Explain.
10. What effect does the Wave have on people who don’t join? Give two examples.

Extended HOTS Questions

1. Laurie and Mr. Ross have the same attitude toward commitment and responsibility. Do you agree?

Comparing and Contrasting

2. “Such obedience, Ben thought sadly”. Why is Ben sad at the beginning of the last rally?

Inferring or Explaining Cause and Effect

3. Different people have different attitudes to The Wave. Choose TWO characters with the opposite attitudes to The Wave. Discuss their attitudes.

Distinguishing Different Perspective

4. How will the experiment effect Robert in the future?

Inferring or Making Connections

5. Ben tells the audience in the auditorium: “You would have made good Nazis”. What does he mean?

Comparing and Contrasting

6. Why is Laurie the only one in her class who opposes The Wave?

Inferring or Explaining Patterns

7. Mr. Ross did not share his plan to end The Wave with Laurie and Dave. What do you think about his decision?

Evaluating or Uncovering Motives

8. Mr. Ross wanted to carry out a meaningful experiment for his students. What did he do?

Problem Solving