Holes- Chapter 1-4 Summaries

In Holes by Louis Sachar, why is it dangerous to try to escape from Camp Green Lake?

• There's an electric fence surrounding the property

• Camp Green Lake has the only water for 100 miles of desert

• There is armed guards in towers

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In Holes by Louis Sachar, who is Mr. Sir?

• Stanley's teacher

• A counselor at Camp Green Lake

• The driver who brought Stanley to Camp Green Lake

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What is the Chore that each camper must do everyday

• they have to mop all the floors

• they have to wash the buses that transport prisoners

• they have to dig a hole five feet wide

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What is the hard work at Camp Green Lake supposed to do for the campers?

• It's supposed to turn the bad boys into good boys

• It's supposed to allow the campers to bond with one another

• It's supposed to get the campers in great shape

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Why did the Yelnats family believe that they had a curse placed on them?

• Kissin' Kate Barlow put a curse on the family

• Stanley's great-great-grandfather stole a pig from a Gypsy

• Stanley's teacher put a curse on the family

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