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WorksheetsHOLES- book test
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 35mins
What happens if you get bitten by a yellow-spotted lizard?
Your toes swell and turn green.
You die a slow and painful death.
You will probably survive, but it will be very painful.
You will get sick to your stomach.
Which phrase best describes Stanley?
an overweight middle-schooler
a skinny high school student
a dishonest thief
an all-star tennis player
Why was Stanley's great-great-grandfather cursed?
He played a trick on a fairy.
He ate an enchanted mushroom.
He stole a pig from a one-legged gypsy.
He stole a watermelon from a witch.
How did the first Stanley Yelnats lose his fortune?
He lost it gambling at a card game.
He was robbed by Kissin' Kate Barlow.
He invested in a company that went bankrupt.
He used his money to buy a magic watch that didn't work.
Why didn't anyone run away from Camp Green Lake?
The warden was too scary.
The guards all carried bug guns.
Camp was fun, so no one wanted to leave.
There was no water for 100 miles.
Whose nickname was "Mom?"
Stanley
the warden
Kate Barlow
Mr. Pendanski
Why didn't Elya carry Madame Zeroni up the mountain?
She was so fat that he could not pick her up.
She didn't want to be carried up the mountain.
He forgot and sailed to America.
He wanted to marry Myra, and he needed to take her father a pig.
What was Stanley's nickname?
Barf Bag
Caveman
Zero
Armpit
What was the first interesting thing Stanley found in his hole?
a fish fossil
a yellow-spotted lizard
a golden coin
a mysterious note
What did Stanley do to move up one place in line (in front of Zero)?
He gave X-Ray the golden tube he found.
He gave Zero his canteen full of water.
He shared a "care package" of candy his mother sent him.
He knocked Zero down.
What surprised Stanley about the warden?
She knew his name.
She had pony tails.
He was Japanese.
He talked with a lisp.
Why did Stanley's house smell bad?
His dad was trying to invent a way to recycle tennis shoes.
His mom was a bad cook and burned everything.
His grandfather put garlic and peppers on everything.
His brother never showered.
What does Zero want Stanley to teach him?
how to read
how to dig faster
how to make tight knots
how to sneak away from camp
Who took Mr. Sir's sunflower seeds?
Magnet took them, but Stanley said he did.
Zero took them, but Stanley said he did.
Armpit took them, but Zero said he did.
No one took them. They just fell off the truck.
What was shocking about the warden's nail polish?
It contained rattlesnake venom.
It once belonged to Kissin' Kate Barlow.
It was made from prisoners' blood.
It contained poison from yellow-spotted lizards.
Why does Zero finish digging Stanley's hole?
He knows Stanley didn't take the sunflower seeds or the shoes.
He doesn't want Stanley to get in trouble with the warden.
He has a deal with Stanley to protect him from X-Ray.
He loves digging holes.
Why didn't Mr. Sir give Stanley any water?
He blames Stanley for what the warden did to his face.
He is trying to toughen Stanley up, because it's not Girl Scout camp!
He just forgot.
The other boys got to the truck first, so there wasn't any left for Stanley.
Why were the townspeople upset that Kate Barlow kissed Sam the onion man?
They didn't think a school teacher should date someone who didn't have a college degree.
Kate was white and Sam was black.
Kate was already engaged to Charles Walker.
School teachers are not supposed to kiss anyone in public.
What made Kate Barlow change from being a sweet schoolteacher to a kissing bandit?
She decided that teachers did not make enough money, so she decided to steal some.
She was upset the townspeople shot Sam and Mary Lou.
Her father left her no money in his will, so she was desperate.
She thought teaching was boring and a life of crime would be exciting.
How did Kate Barlow die?
A yellow-spotted lizard bit her.
A rattlesnake bit her.
Trout Walker shot her because she wouldn't tell him where she hid her loot.
She died of a broken heart.
What happened after the boys got in a fight over Stanley not digging his own hole?
Zigzag made Zero dig part of his hole, too.
Zero hit Mr. Pendanski in the face with a shovel.
The warden said it didn't matter who dug the holes, as long as they got dug.
All the boys were sent to their cabin without dinner.
When Zero did not return, what did the Warden and Mr. Pendanski decide to do?
Contact his parents to see if they knew where he was.
Send search dogs out to look for him.
Leave some food and water in the middle of the lake to see if they could tempt him to come back.
Delete his records so no one would know he was ever there.
Why did Stanley steal the truck?
He couldn't stand being at Camp Green Lake another minute.
He was desperate to find Zero.
The new guy Twitch taught him how to start it without a key.
He wanted to get back at Mr. Sir for depriving him of water.
How did Zero stay alive in the desert?
He found shelter under a big rock shaped like a thumb.
He found an underground stream with fresh water.
He found jars of something he called sploosh.
He found out that yellow-spotted lizards are edible.
When Zero and Stanley find the boat named Mary Lou, they think Mary Lou is _____________________.
Kissin' Kate Barlow
a beautiful woman
Clyde Livingston's sweetheart
a mule
What makes Zero sick?
drinking the sploosh
digging too many holes
eating moldy bread
a virus
What do Stanley and Zero find at the top of the mountain?
Kate Barlow's treasure
a secret passageway back to Camp Green Lake
water and onions
a bunch of yellow-spotted lizards
Who really stole Clyde Livingston's shoes?
Stanley
Zero
X-Ray
Armpit
How did Zero get separated from his mother?
She told him to wait in the park while she went to get food, and she never came back.
He accidentally got on the wrong bus and then could not find his way back home.
He wanted to spend the night at the homeless shelter, but they would not let his mother in.
He ran away because she was mean to him.
What do the boys find in the hole where Stanley found Kate Barlow's lipstick?
a suitcase with Stanley's name on it
a family of rattlesnakes
a bag of gold coins from the stagecoach robbery
a love letter from Sam to Kate Barlow
Why does Camp Green Lake release Zero?
He has finished serving his time.
There are no records to show his crime or how long he is supposed to stay.
Stanley's family begs the Warden to let him out, so she has a change of heart.
He gives the Warden a share of the treasure to let him out.
The lawyer who helps the Yelnats family was hired to ____________________.
investigate the cruel punishment inflicted on boys at Camp Green Lake
help Mr. Yelnats patent his new product for eliminating foot odor
investigate Zero's mother and why she abandoned him
sue the Warden to make sure she does not keep the treasure for herself
Who was the Warden related to?
Madame Zeroni
Trout Walker
Kate Barlow
Elya Yelnats
What is the future of Camp Green Lake?
It will be torn down and a shopping mall will be built in its place.
It will become a Girl Scout Camp.
It will become a real prison for adults.
It will become a Wild West history museum.
Which people are reunited at the end of the book?
Zero and his mother
Elya and Myra
Stanley's mother and father
Clyde Livingston and his high school sweetheart
