Holes Chapters 18-27

1. Why doesn’t Stanley see what damage

Zigzag’s shovel has done?

• a. The blow has damaged his eyesight.

• b. The Warden won’t let him check the

  damage.

• c. There are no mirrors at camp.

Why do you think Squid won’t tell Stanley

the real reason he cried?

• a. He is embarrassed.

• b. He thinks Stanley will tell the Warden.

• c. He dislikes Stanley.

Who stole the bag of sunflower seeds?

• a. Magnet

• b. Stanley

• c. Armpit

Why does the Warden strike Mr. Sir in

the face?

• a. She has always hated him, and this is

  her revenge.

• b. She asks him to do a favor for her, and

  he refuses.

• c. She doesn’t think the stolen sunflower

  seeds are important.

Who knows what “God’s thumb” means?

• a. the nurse the great-grandfather married

• b. no one

• c. the great-grandfather and, later,

  Stanley’s grandfather

Which students did Kate Barlow teach in

her one-room schoolhouse?

• a. the children of Green Lake

• b. the children and adults of Green Lake

• c. only Trout Walker

Why does Mr. Sir let Stanley’s water run

onto the ground rather than into his

canteen?

• a. He is angry because he blames Stanley

  for getting him in trouble with the

  Warden.

• b. He likes to tease the boys at the camp,

  and it is Stanley’s turn.

• c. He hopes that Stanley will get sick

  without water and perhaps even die.

In the past, when people in Green Lake

were sick, who did they turn to for help?

• a. Dr. Hawthorn and Sam the onion man

• b. Dr. Hawthorn and Katherine Barlow

• c. Dr. Hawthorn and Mary Lou

Who did Katherine Barlow refuse to kiss?

• a. Dr. Hawthorn

• b. Sam the onion man

• c. Trout Walker

What is the first thing Zero writes after

learning the alphabet?

• a. a letter to his family

• b. his real name

• c. his nickname