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Holes by Louis Sachar (Chapters 1-10)

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the main character in the book?

a)

Stanley

b)

Zero

c)

Percy

d)

Mr. Pendanski

2.

Who is telling the story?

a)

a narrator

b)

Stanley

c)

the Warden

d)

nobody

3.

Which of the following cannot be found at Camp Green Lake?

a)

a lake

b)

holes

c)

yellow spotted lizards

d)

shade

4.

Who was the only person at Camp Green Lake allowed to lay in the hammock?

a)

The Warden

b)

Mr. Pendanski

c)

Mr. Sir

d)

Zero

5.

Of the dangers at Camp Green Lake, which is the most dangerous and WILL kill you?

a)

yellow spotted lizards

b)

rattlesnakes

c)

scorpions

d)

piranhas

6.

Stanley's family chose for him to go to Camp Green Lake, what was his other choice?

a)

Camp Fun and Games

b)

jail

c)

the NBA Finals

d)

Camp Anawanna

7.

Who do the Yelnats blame every time something goes wrong?

a)

no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather

b)

super-awesome-pig-growing-great-great-grandfather

c)

no-good-kinda-bad-pig-eating-great-grandmother

d)

grandfather-great-great-stealing-pig-rotten-dirty-good-no

8.

Why does Stanley's apartment always smell like burning rubber and foot odor?

a)

His dad is trying to find a use for recycled sneakers

b)

His dad is trying to find a use for recycled tires

c)

They live in a garage

d)

His mother is a horrible cook

9.

Why does Mr. Sir eat so many sunflower seeds?

a)

He quit smoking.

b)

He's trying to grow sunflowers in his stomach.

c)

He lost a bet.

d)

They are the only food avaliable.

10.

How many sets of clothes did they give Stanley?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

five

d)

seven

11.

What are the dimensions of the holes the campers have to dig?

a)

5 feet wide and 5 feet deep

b)

4 feet wide and 4 feet deep

c)

6 feet wide and 6 feet deep

d)

5 miles wide and 5 miles deep

12.

Why don't they need a fence at Camp Green Lake?

a)

They have the only water for 100 miles.

b)

There are coyotes.

c)

The campers have trackers implanted.

d)

They have a moat dug around the property.

13.

What nickname did the campers give Mr. Pendanski?

a)

Mom

b)

Dad

c)

Mr. P

d)

Penny

14.

Mr. Pendanski insists on calling the campers by their real names. The only camper he calls by their nickname is _________.

a)

Zero

b)

X-Ray

c)

Caveman

d)

Armpit

15.

How long are the campers allowed to spend in the shower?

a)

4 minutes

b)

10 minutes

c)

20 minutes

d)

2 minutes

16.

The sneakers Stanley is accused of stealing belonged to Clyde Livingston, a famous _______________ player.

a)

baseball

b)

basketball

c)

hockey

d)

badminton

17.

Why did it bother Stanley the most that Clyde Livingston thought he was a thief?

a)

Clyde Livingston was his hero.

b)

Clyde Livingston was the real thief.

c)

Clyde Livingston punched him in the fact.

d)

Clyde Livingston got him sent to Camp Green Lake.

18.

Why did Stanley miss the bus and have to walk home the day he was accused of stealing the sneakers?

a)

A bully stole his notebook and put it in the toilet.

b)

He was in the cafeteria.

c)

He had a stomachache and had to use the bathroom.

d)

He had detention for bullying.

19.

Why didn't Stanley's parents hire a lawyer?

a)

They didn't think he needed a lawyer since he was innocent and telling the truth.

b)

They wanted him to go to jail.

c)

No lawyers would take the case.

d)

They heard about a free trip to Camp Green Lake.

20.

Why did Elya Yelnats carry a pig up the side of the mountain to a stream everyday?

a)

to fatten it up to give to the father of the girl he liked

b)

it was the only water source in town

c)

it was tradition

d)

his girlfriend Myra asked him to

21.

Why did X-Ray say the 2nd hole is the hardest to dig?

a)

You're tired and sore from the first hole

b)

You have to dig your second hole deeper.

c)

They give you a different shovel to dig with

d)

You have to dig it with your bare hands.

22.

Why does the family believe Madame Zeroni cursed the Yelnats family?

a)

Elya forgot to carry her up the mountain

b)

Elya didn't marry her

c)

Elya didn't marry Myra

d)

Elya stole all of her pigs

23.

Why did Elya and his wife name their son Stanley?

a)

It's Yelnats spelled backward

b)

It was her father's name

c)

It was his father's name

d)

It was the name of the ship's captain

24.

Where do yellow spotted lizards like to live?

a)

In holes

b)

In cactuses

c)

In the water

d)

In the water truck

25.

What nickname did the campers give Stanley?

a)

Caveman

b)

Barf Bag

c)

Zero

d)

The Lump

26.

What did Stanley find in the second hole he dug?

a)

a fossil of a fish

b)

a treasure chest

c)

a yellow spotted lizard

d)

a dinosaur bone