Holes 41-50 Quiz

Why did Zero ask someone to be his mom? (183)

• Because the homeless shelter cost money and he didn't have any.

• If he went in alone they would notice he did not have parents and he would become a ward of the state.

• He was too scared to go in alone.

• He needed someone's signature.

Why did Zero like sleeping outside? What did it remind him of? (183)

Why did Zero steal Clyde Livingston's shoes?

• He knew they would be worth a lot of money. He planned to sell them.

• Someone told him to do it for them.

• He needed shoes and figured it was better to steal used shoes rather than new ones. He didn't know they were famous.

• He didn't steal the shoes, Stanley did.

How did Zero get caught? (184)

• They caught him with Clyde Livingston's shoes.

• He was caught trying to steal a new pair of sneakers the next day.

• He was found sleeping on a park bench.

• He went to Camp Green Lake on his own.

Why do they no longer smell the onions? (186)

• Their noses were stuffy.

• They had eaten every single onion there was.

• They had been up there for so long they had gotten used to the smell.

• There were no onions.

Why or how could Stanley be happy to be hit with those sneakers? Is it really a coincidence? Explain why or why not. (187)

Why does Stanley want Zero to dig one more hole? (188)

• He wanted them to dig a hole together for fun before running away forever.

• He wanted them to dig up more onions to eat.

• It was Zero's idea, he wanted to keep digging holes after all.

• Stanley wanted them to try and dig up the treasure for themselves.

Describe Stanley and Zero's plan. (189-190)

What does Zero remember about his past? (189-190)

• He lived in a big mansion with his parents.

• He had been homeless his entire life. He never had parents.

• He used to live with is mother. She sang the same song Stanley knew to him, but just a little different.

• He used to live with his father.

Stanley and Zero realize they may have met before. Why? What evidence from the text supports that inference? (194-195)