Holes Reading Comprehension #4

What does Zero confess to Stanley?

• He stole Clyde Livingston's shoes

• He stole milk from the Wreck Room and wasn't sharing with Stanley

• He actually knew how to read; he just wanted a friend

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why did Zero decide to take THOSE shoes, rather than from a store?

• They smelled terrible and were obviously used, so no one would miss them

• They were from the famous basketball player

• They looked colorful and fun

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

As the boys travel back down the mountain, what is the unspoken challenge between them?

• Who will take a drink of the water first

• Who can catch a yellow-spotted lizard without dying

• Who can make Sploosh the best when they get back home

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

When they return to the hole in which Stanley found the lipstick, what do the boys dig up?

• a briefcase

• a shotgun

• more sploosh

• a case full of makeup

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Why doesn't Stanley want to leave the camp after he is released?

• He doesn't want to leave without Zero

• He wants to talk to The Warden about his great-great-grandfather

• He wants to thank Mr. Pendanski

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why does the attorney take Zero with them?

• The Warden had thrown away all of Zero's records

• She pities Zero, since he has no family, and wants to adopt him

• She thinks he is Stanley's cousin

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

Why aren't Stanley and Zero attacked by the yellow-spotted lizards?

• The lizards do not like onion blood.

• The lizards were trained not to attack a Yelnats or a Zeroni

• The lizards could sense The Warden's evil and instead were attracted to her

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

How does the author account for Stanley's father's sudden success?

• The family curse was broken after Stanley carried Zero up the mountain.

• He finally searched in the desert (instead of the forest) to find the fungi that kills foot bacteria.

• He found Clyde Livingston's shoes and gave them back to him, then Livingston paid him money

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9