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Holes

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

For what crime is Stanley wrongly convicted?

a)

For stealing from the school bully, Derrick Dunne

b)

For burning sneakers

c)

For stealing sneakers

d)

For stealing a car

2.

How did X-Ray get his name?

a)

X-Ray is pig latin for his real name

b)

He has excellent vision

c)

He broke his arm and had to have it x-rayed

d)

He was once hit lightening

3.

What is Zero's real name?

a)

Charles Walker

b)

Elya Yelnats

c)

Marvin Redpost

d)

Hector Zeroni

4.

Where do Zero and Stanley go after running away from Camp Green Lake?

a)

To a mountain that looks like a big elbow

b)

To a mountain that looks like a big thumb

c)

To a valley

d)

To the ocean

5.

What does Zero survive on after he runs away from Camp Green Lake?

a)

Spiced peaches

b)

Bottled water

c)

Wild berries

d)

Spiced nectarines

6.

Who wrote Holes? Louis...

(a)  

7.

Stanley has bad luck due to a curse being placed on ___.

a)

His grandfather

b)

His great-grandfather

c)

His great- great-grandfather

d)

His great- great- great- grandfather

8.

What did Madame Zeroni give Elya in exchange for a promise?

a)

A cow

b)

A pig

c)

A mouse

d)

A goat

9.

What does Katherine become when Sam is killed?

a)

A teacher

b)

A bandit

c)

A warden

d)

An onion

10.

Stanley and Zero climb a big mountain, which turns out to be what?

a)

Katherine's old garden

b)

Sam's old potato field

c)

Sam's old onion field

d)

Katherine's burial place

11.

What are Stanley and Hector able to leave the camp with?

a)

An onion

b)

A lizard

c)

A suitcase

d)

A book

12.

What characteristic does Stanley NOT possess at the beginning of the story?

a)

Bad luck

b)

Good luck

c)

Non-violence

d)

Kindness

13.

The other boys and counsellors at Camp Green Lake think Zero is ___.

a)

Intelligent

b)

Stupid

c)

Frail

d)

Charming

14.

Who is the leader of the group of boys at Camp Green Lake?

(a)  

15.

Magnet earned his nickname through his ability to ___

a)

Attract metal

b)

Steal things

c)

Repel objects

d)

Stick to surfaces

16.

What does the Warden use to spy on the boys at the camp?

a)
b)
17.

What trait does Stanley share with his family members at the beginning of the novel?

a)

Hopefulness

b)

Pessimism

c)

Cruelty

d)

Luckiness

18.

As the book progresses, what does Stanley develop?

a)

Indifference and social anxiety

b)

Pessimism and a temper

c)

Physical and personal ineptitude

d)

Physical and personal strength

19.

Because Zero does not like answering questions and is wary of people mocking him, he doesn't (a)   .

20.

What nickname does X-ray choose for Stanley?

(a)  

21.

What is Katherine's name after she becomes a bandit? Kissin' Kate (a)  

22.

What animals represent the deadly aspects of Camp Green Lake?

a)

Yellow-spotted lizards

b)

Yellow-spotted snakes

c)

Green-spotted lizards

d)

Green-spotted snakes

23.

At Camp Green Lake, what lies between two trees where the only shade is to be found?

a)

A hammock

b)

A deck chair

c)

A foot stool

d)

A sofa

24.

How does Stanley get to Camp Green Lake?

a)

By car

b)

By bus

c)

On foot

25.

What is Stanley's father's job?

a)

Teacher

b)

Inventor

c)

Farmer

d)

Unemployed

26.

What are the only things growing at Camp Green Lake?

a)

Two trees

b)

Weeds

c)

Onions

27.

What is Mr. Sir eating as a substitute for smoking?

a)

Chia seeds

b)

Onions

c)

Grapes

d)

Sunflower seeds

28.

How many feet deep and wide must Stanley dig each hole?

(a)  

29.

How many tents are there at the camp?

(a)  

30.

What is Mr. Pendanski called by the boys in tent D?

a)

Mom

b)

Dad

c)

Uncle

d)

Sister

31.

Which famous basketball player owned the shoes Stanley stole?

a)

David "Sweet Feet" Livingston

b)

David "Sweet Treat" Livingston

c)

Clyde "Sweet Treat" Livingston

d)

Clyde "Sweet Feet" Livingston

32.

What does bully Derrick Dunne throw in the toilet at school?

a)

Stanley's sneakers

b)

Stanley's notebook

33.

While Stanley is walking home from school, what falls from a freeway overpass and hits him on the head?

(a)  

34.

Where was Stanley's great-great-grandfather from?

a)

Latvia

b)

Lithuania

c)

Lichtenstein

d)

Liberia

35.

Who is Stanley's counselor?

a)

The Warden

b)

Mr. Sir

c)

Mr. Pendanski

36.

What do the yellow-spotted lizards like to eat?

a)

Cactus thorns

b)

Sunflower seeds

c)

Small animals

d)

All of the above

37.

In Chapter 10, what does Stanley find fossilised in the hole he has dug?

(a)  

38.

What does the Warden wear on her head?

a)

Nothing

b)

A cowboy hat

c)

A baseball cap

d)

A helmet

39.
Why did the kids at school often tease Stanley? 
a)
He was overweight
b)
His feet smelled
c)
His father was the school janitor.
d)
He had bright red hair. 
40.
After Elya Yelnats reached America, he....
a)
looked for Madame Zeroni's son
b)
started an onion farm
c)
changed his name to Stanley
d)
sent money to Myra's father
41.
Where did Stanley realize he had seen the gold tube before?
a)
in a book about Kate Barlow
b)
in a picture of his great-great-grandfather on his wedding day
c)
at the auction at the homeless shelter
d)
in his mother's bathroom
42.
What happened when Sam kissed Katherine?
a)
Doc Hawthorne walked into the schoolhouse and ordered Same to leave town.
b)
Mrs.Tennyson gave them some money to get out of town.
c)
Hattie Parker saw them and said God would punish them.
d)
Linda Miller became jealous and told her father
43.
Zero took off from the camp after... 
a)
he received a letter from his mother
b)
the Warden accused his of stealing sunflower seeds
c)
he hit Mr. Pendanski with a shovel
d)
Mr.Sir emptied Twitch's canteen into his hole
44.
What helped Zero as he and Stanley made their way toward the thumb?
a)
Stanley recited Clyde Livingston's statistics.
b)
Zero thought about hus stuffed giraffe
c)
Zero told Stanley the story about his great-great-grandmother.
d)
Stanley spelled words for Zero. 
45.
Stanley went part of they way back down the mountain to...
a)
cover the tracks he and Zero made
b)
get the sploosh from the cave.
c)
look for the shovel
d)
find the gold tube
46.
What happened as Stanley stood in the hole and Zero held the suitcase?
a)
An onion fell out of the hole where the suitcase had been.
b)
A baby lizard began to lick the wound on Zero's hand.
c)
Stanley heard a rattling sound coming out of the suitcase.
d)
One of the lizards leaped off Stanley and pounced on a tarantula. 
47.
What did Sam tell the men who were going out to hunt rattlesnakes?
a)
They should always count the number of yellow spots on the lizards
b)
It was important that they drank a bottle of onion juice that night. 
c)
He would gladly pay them for any onions they might find for him
d)
They should remember to sing the song to the rattlesnakes
48.

Why did Stanley write a letter to his Mom saying that he was having an excellent time in Camp Green Lake?

a)

Because he didn´t want his family to feel sad for him.

b)

Because he was having an excellent time in the Camp.

c)

Because he did not know how to swim.

d)

Because it was very hot in the camp.

49.

What is a fossil?

a)

A picture on a rock.

b)

The shape of a coin on a rock.

c)

A dead animal

d)

the shape of an animal on a rock.

50.

What did Zero want to do after leaving Camp Green Lake?

a)

To dig holes

b)

To become a vet.

c)

To train animals

d)

To become a warden

51.

Which was the most difficult hole to dig?

a)

The first one

b)

The second one

c)

The third one

d)

Every hole

52.

The Warden was

a)

a strong middle aged man.

b)

a tall woman with red hair and freckles

c)

an old blond woman

d)

a very nice and charming woman.

53.

Camp Green Lake is _________________

a)

one of the largest lakes in Texas

b)

a big dried up lake where rattlesnakes and scorpions live

c)

a cool, shady lake with trees surrounding it

54.

Campers DON't want to get bitten by a __________ even if it means they would be allowed to spend some time recovering in the tent, instead of having to a dig holes.

a)

yellow spotted lizard

b)

rattlesnake

c)

scorpion

d)

spider

55.

Stanley Yelnats was given the choice to ___________________________.

a)

work at the community center or go to Camp Green Lake

b)

complete 60 hours of community service or go to jail

c)

go to jail or go to Camp Green Lake

d)

complete 60 hours of community service or go to Camp Green Lake

56.

The difference between Camp Fun and Games and Camp Green Lake is that ________________

a)

Camp Fun and Games was imagined and Camp Green Lake is real

b)

Camp Fun and Games had soccer and Camp Green Lake has swimming

c)

at Camp Fun and Games campers lived in tents and in Camp Green Lake campers live in cabins

57.

What is special about Stanley's name?

a)

It was the first time anyone in his family had ever been named Stanley.

b)

It was spelled the same frontward and backward

c)

It was given to him by Kate Barlow

58.

Stanley's trip to Camp Green Lake was _____-

a)

very short, only 15 minutes

b)

a hot 9 hour drive

c)

a plane ride

d)

boring--he slept the whole way

59.

Stanley's work and resting clothes were rotated and washed every __________ days.

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

60.

Why did Camp Green Lake have no guard towers or electric fences?

a)

Guns were used to shoot runaways

b)

Mines were planted around the perimeter of the camp

c)

There was no water in 100 miles and so running away would mean certain death.

61.

All the campers _________________

a)

had extra food and water

b)

had cool clothes

c)

had nicknames

62.

How did Stanley's family explain their bad luck?

a)

They smell bad

b)

Their dirty rotten no good pig stealing great grandfather was cursed by gypsies .

c)

They robbed a bank

d)

Kissing Kate Barlow robbed someone

63.
Why do the boys have to start digging so early?
a)
so they couldn't sleep in
b)
to avoid the hottest part of the day
c)
it took all day to dig the hole
d)
the cook had to leave at 4:30
64.

When the boys see a cloud of dust while they are digging, what do they get?

a)

water

b)

food

c)

candy

d)

hambrger

65.

What are the nicknames of Alan and Rex (Chapter 5)

a)

Caveman and Zero

b)

Magnet and Twitch

c)

Squid and X-ray

d)

Bert and Ernie

66.
The Warden, Mr. Pendanski, and Mr. Sir find out Zero has been doing what for Stanley?
a)
going to the Wreck Room for him
b)
digging part of his hole
c)
paying him rent for his cot
d)
giving him part of his water each day
67.
Zero ran away.  Two days later a new boy named Brian takes his spot in camp.  The boys nicknamed him "____________."
a)
Sam
b)
Frankey
c)
Twitch
d)
Rich
68.
What had "Twitch been arrested for?"
a)
Stealing sunflower seeds
b)
Racing his car
c)
Stealing a car
d)
Hurting the Warden
69.

What did Stanley steal-but didn't get very far with?

a)

a pop

b)

the sunflower seeds

c)

a shovel

d)

the water truck

70.

How do you picture Camp Green Lake?

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