Holes Ch. 29-42 Test

1. Which of the following boys is great with math?

• Stanley
• X-Ray
• Zigzag
• Zero

2. Why did Zero dig part of Stanley's hole each day?

• Stanley was too weak to dig his own hole
• X-Ray is making him
• They have a deal where Stanley will teach Zero to read
• They have a deal where Zero will teach Stanley math

3. Choose all that apply: Why did Zero Run away?

• He hit Mr. Pendanski on the head with a shovel
• He choked Zigzag
• He didn't want to dig anymore holes
• He saw a yellow spotted lizard
• He wanted to find God's thumb

4. After Zero left, the new camper assigned to "Tent D" was:

• Twitch
• Zigzag
• Barfbag
• Lump

5. Name which type of conflict is found in the following passage: "But what could [Stanley] do about it? Even if Zero was somehow alive after more than four days, how would Stanley ever find him? It would take days. He'd need a car."

• Person vs. society
• Person vs. self
• Person vs. supernatural
• Person vs. person

6. What word has the same meaning as "encounter" as it is used in the sentence, "The 'encounter' with the lizards had made him very cautious."

• meeting
• fight
• fear
• play

7. Part A: What can we infer "Sploosh" really is?

• onion paste
• apple juice
• spiced peaches
• hot fudge sunday

Part B: Choose the answer that best supports your inference to part A

• The boat was named "Mary Lou"
• There was an apple tree nearby
• there was an ice cream stand on top of God's thumb
• There was an onion patch on the mountain

8. Why did Stanley have Zero practice spelling as he was carrying him up the mountain?

• He was behind in his reading lessons since running away
• It gave Zero something to concentrate on besides being sick
• He needed to practice some new words
• It was giving Zero a way to remember where they were going

9. When Stanley came back up the mountain from getting the shovel, he had to stop to rest two times. This emphasizes ______________________

• how incredibly strong Stanley had become by digging holes
• how small Zero really was
• how much Stanley wished he had some water to drink
• how miraculous it was that he was able to carry Zero up the mountain