Holes novel: Chapters 1-6

Why is Stanley at Camp Green Lake?

• a.) he wanted to go to a camp.
• b.) he is a criminal
• c.) he was accused of stealing tennis shoes
• d.) he wanted meet new people

Camp Green lake is

• a) one of the largest lakes in Texas
• b) a big dry lake where rattlesnakes and scorpions live
• c) a cool, shady lake with shade trees surrounding it
• d.) a camp kids go to have fun in the summer

2. Stanley Yelnats was given the choice to -------------- .

• a) work at the community center for the entire summer or go to Camp Green Lake
• b) complete 60 hours of community service or go to jail
• c) go to jail or go to Camp Green Lake
• d) complete 60 hours of community service or go to Camp Green Lake

3. What does Stanley look like at the beginning of the book?

• a) thin
• b) overweight
• c) tall
• d.) slender and tall

5. What was special about Stanley's name?

• a) It was the first time anyone in his family had ever been named Stanley.
• b) It was spelled the same frontward and backward.
• c) It was given to him by Kate Barlow.
• d.)  it was his father's teacher's name

What does Stanley's father do for a living?

• a.)  he's a doctor
• b.) he's a teacher
• c.) he's a historian
• d.) he's an inventor

In order to be a successful inventor you need these 3 things:  intelligence, perseverance, and __________________.

• a.)  money
• b.) a little bit of luck
• c,) family
• d.) a sense of humor

Who did Stanley's family blame their bad luck on?

• a.) dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather
• b.) dirty-rotten-goat-stealing-great-great-grandfather
• c.) dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandmother
• d.)  his uncle

6. All the campers had -------.

• a) extra food and water
• b) cool clothes
• c) nicknames
• d.) private showers

Where did Stanley get the pair of sneakers?

• a) Stanley stole them from a department store.
• b) The sneakers fell from the freeway overpass on his head.
• c) Stanley borrowed them from the homeless shelter.
• d) The sneakers were on sale at the mall.