Holes Ch. 19 - 35

Who took Mr. Sir's sunflower seeds?

• Magnet took them, but Stanley said he did.

• Zero took them, but Stanley said he did.

• Armpit took them, but Zero said he did.

• No one took them. They just fell off the truck.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What was shocking about the warden's nail polish?

• It contained rattlesnake venom.

• It once belonged to Kissin' Kate Barlow.

• It was made from prisoners' blood.

• It contained poison from yellow-spotted lizards.

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CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

Why does Zero finish digging Stanley's hole?

• He knows Stanley didn't take the sunflower seeds or the shoes.

• He doesn't want Stanley to get in trouble with the warden.

• He has a deal with Stanley to protect him from X-Ray.

• He loves digging holes.

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Why didn't Mr. Sir give Stanley any water?

• He blames Stanley for what the warden did to his face.

• He is trying to toughen Stanley up, because it's not Girl Scout camp!

• He just forgot.

• The other boys got to the truck first, so there wasn't any left for Stanley.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why were the townspeople upset that Kate Barlow kissed Sam the onion man?

• They didn't think a school teacher should date someone who didn't have a college degree.

• Kate was white and Sam was Negro.

• Kate was already engaged to Charles Walker.

• School teachers are not supposed to kiss anyone in public.

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CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

What made Kate Barlow change from being a sweet schoolteacher to a kissing bandit?

• She decided that teachers did not make enough money, so she decided to steal some.

• She was upset the townspeople shot Sam and Mary Lou.

• Her father left her no money in his will, so she was desperate.

• She thought teaching was boring and a life of crime would be exciting.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

How did Kate Barlow die?

• A yellow-spotted lizard bit her.

• A rattlesnake bit her.

• Trout Walker shot her because she wouldn't tell him where she hid her loot.

• She died of a broken heart.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What happened after the boys got in a fight over Stanley not digging his own hole?

• Zigzag made Zero dig part of his hole, too.

• Zero hit Mr. Pendanski in the face with a shovel.

• The warden said it didn't matter who dug the holes, as long as they got dug.

• All the boys were sent to their cabin without dinner.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

When Zero did not return, what did the Warden and Mr. Pendanski decide to do?

• Contact his parents to see if they knew where he was.

• Send search dogs out to look for him.

• Leave some food and water in the middle of the lake to see if they could tempt him to come back.

• Delete his records so no one would know he was ever there.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Why did Stanley steal the truck?

• He couldn't stand being at Camp Green Lake another minute.

• He was desperate to find Zero.

• The new guy Twitch taught him how to start it without a key.

• He wanted to get back at Mr. Sir for depriving him of water.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1