Holes Study Guide

Choose the words that best describe Stanley.

• Misunderstood and calm

• arrogant and unkind

• demanding and fiece

• miserable and grumpy

What accusation lands Stanley at Camp Green Lake?

• he stole food

• he stole shoes

• he started a fire

• he got into a fight

choose the words that best describes Zero.

• unskilled and helpless

• depressed and hopeless

• quiet and strong

• defeated and weak

why did Stanley's great-great-grandfather, Elya, become cursed with bad luck?

• he broke a promise

• he stole a cow

• he ran away from someone

• he angered a witch

which of the following things does Stanley NOT tell his mother?

• he has made friends

• he is learning to swim

• he wants to come home

• he will learn how to waterski

Choose two words to describe the Warden. Support your answer with evidence. (RACE strategy)

Compare and contrast Stanley and Zero. How are they alike and different? (RACE strategy)

What is one problem that happens in the story? Is the problem solved? If so, how? If not, why not? (RACE strategy)

Choose the words that best describe Sam.

• Cheerful and generous

• sullen and negative

• suspicious and dangerous

• good-natured and emotional

how does miss Katherine Barlow die?

• She is bitten by a rattlesnake

• She is bitten by a lizard

• She is shot by the townspeople

• She gets beaten up for her treasure