Holes 1-10

Who is telling the story of Holes?

• Stanley

• The Warden

• X-ray

• An unseen Narrator

Which of following best describes Stanley in this part of the novel?

• timid and hopeful

• aggressive and mean

• trustworthy and smug

• sad and unlucky

Which of these events happened first?

• Stanley is on trial for stealing a pair of sneakers.

• Stanley is given the nickname Caveman.

• Stanley misses the bus after his notebook is put into a school toilet by a bully.

• Stanley is on a bus riding to Camp Green Lake.

The conflict of Stanley’s story begins when –

• Stanley’s dad begins to find a way to recycle old sneakers.

• Stanley is accused of stealing a pair of sneakers.

• Stanley is riding on the bus to Camp Green Lake.

• Stanley’s dad sings him a song about a wolf howling at the moon.

The use of the third person omniscient point of view allows the author to –

• share more than one character’s inner thoughts and feelings.

• concentrate on creating unusual characters.

• describe the story’s setting in vivid detail.

• focus in on only what the main character is thinking and feeling.

Which of the following is the main conflict in the book so far?

• Stanley vs. his own sadness

• Stanley vs. X-Ray

• Stanley vs. his family

• Stanley vs. the legal system

A euphemism is substituting a mild term for a harsher or distasteful one; "passed away” is a common euphemistic term for “died”.

Which of the following sentences contains a euphemism?

• Armpit was snoring two cots away.

• A sign on front said, YOU ARE ENTERING CAMP GREEN LAKE JUVENILE CORRECTION FACILITY.

• He said he couldn’t imagine what kind of horrible person would steal from homeless children.

• They were crammed in a tiny apartment that smelled of burning rubber and foot odor.

Stanley’s father is ______________.

• a pig farmer

• a teacher

• an inventor

• a singer

Stanley is given ________ sets of clothes when he enters Camp Green Lake.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Why is there not a need for a fence at Camp Green Lake?

• Dogs guard the borders of the camp.

• Armed guards surround the camp’s borders.

• Camp Green Lake is the only source of water for one hundred miles.

• Camp Green Lake is monitored by satellite.