Holes Chapter 8-12

Mention four things that the yellow-spotted lizard likes to eat.

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What did the sign on the camp’s rec room say? (Rec room is short for recreation room, which is a room equipped for informal entertaining.)

• “Come in and relax”
• “Wreck Room”
• “Rec Room inside”
• “For boys only”

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When Stanley first wrote a letter to his mother, what did he tell her about the camp?

• He said he was scared to death at the camp.
• He said he really liked the counselors.
• He told her everything was okay, just as if he were at a real camp.
• He told her that the other boys all said hello.

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What did Stanley first find that he thought might be of interest to the Warden?

• A pretty pendant
• Some pink nail polish
• A fossil
• Money

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Why was Stanley glad that the other boys called him “Caveman”?

• Because the name made him feel strong
• Because he felt like he lived in a cave
• Because the nickname meant that the boys had accepted him
• Because it was better than being called “Barf Bag”

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What was the boys’ nickname for Mr. Pendanski?

• “Zigzag”
• “Pretend Warden”
• “Mom”
• “Dad”

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What is Mr. Pendanski discussing with the boys?

• Their life before Camp Green Lake.
• Their life at Camp Green Lake.
• Their life after Camp Green Lake.
• Why it is important to dig holes.

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Why did Zero suddenly get angry?

• Mr Pendanski said he wasn't completely worthless.
• Armpit kicked him.
• X-Ray said he couldn't be a monkey trainer.
• Stanley said he could never work for the FBI.

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curses

• appeals for evil or injury to befall someone or something
• converted or changed into a vapor
• sterile, dull, unfruitful
• remnant or trace of an organism of a past geological age (skeleton or leap imprint) embedded in the earth’s crust
• jargon formed by putting first consonant at the end of a word and adding a syllable

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evaporated

• converted or changed into a vapor
• sterile, dull, unfruitful
• remnant or trace of an organism of a past geological age (skeleton or leap imprint) embedded in the earth’s crust
• jargon formed by putting first consonant at the end of a word and adding a syllable
• appeals for evil or injury to befall someone or something

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