Holes Ch. 5-7 Quiz

1. Why did Stanley believe that the shoes dropping from the sky was destiny?

• a. He desperately needed a new pair of sneakers.
• b. He planned on donating them to a homeless shelter.
• c. His father was trying to invent a way to recycle stinky sneakers, and the sneakers smelled terrible.
• d. He knew they belonged to his idol, Clyde “Sweet Feet” Livingston.

2. Why is the Yelnats family cursed?

• a. Elya Yelnats stole a pig from Madame Zeroni.
• b. Elya Yelnats refused to marry the woman he was supposed to.
• c. Elya Yelnats moved to America.
• d. Elya Yelnats did not take Madame Zeroni up the mountain to drink from the spring.

3. What is the significance of the flashback in Chapter 7?

• a. To help the reader understand Stanley’s crime
• b. To give the reader background information on the Yelnats family curse
• c. To give the reader background information on Sweet Feet
• d. To help the reader understand how Camp Green Lake was formed

4. Why did Myra’s father think that Elya would not make a good husband?

• a. Elya didn’t have anything to offer Myra but love.
• b. Elya wasn’t smart enough.
• c. Myra did not love Elya.
• d. Elya was too wealthy to marry Myra.

5. What does the following sentence mean? “Myra’s head is as empty as a flowerpot.”

• a. It is a metaphor comparing Myra’s intelligence to an empty flowerpot.
• b. It is a simile comparing Myra’s intelligence to an empty flowerpot.
• c. It is a simile comparing the size of Myra’s head to a flowerpot.
• d. It is hyperbole, exaggerating Myra’s lack of intelligence.

6. Why do the boys call Mr. Pendanski “Mom?”

• a. Mr. Pendanski asked them to call him that.
• b. Mr. Pendanski resembles one of the boy’s mothers.
• c. Mr. Pendanski acts motherly with the boys.
• d. The Warden requires the boys to call him “Mom.”

7. Which of the following best explains why Stanley would be proud of his hole?

• a. He accomplished something he thought was impossible.
• b. He realized that he really enjoys digging holes.
• c. He believes his hole is better than any of the other boys’ holes.
• d. He thinks that his hole is so perfect, he may get the next day off.

8. Which of the following caused Stanley problems while he was digging?

• a. He got huge blisters on his hands.
• b. He kept putting the dirt too close to the hole.
• c. It was difficult to get started in the hard, sunbaked crust of dirt.
• d. All of the above.

9. Why does X-Ray have a special shovel?

• a. It’s the shovel he brought from home.
• b. The Warden gave him the shovel.
• c. He believes the shovel is shorter than the others.
• d. It is a bigger shovel, so it gets more dirt than the others.

10. Which of the following is a reason the boys spit in their holes when they are finished?

• a. It is a sign of disrespect.
• b. They hate digging holes.
• c. They “beat” the hole even though it was difficult.
• d. All of the above