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Holes Part I

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who lives at a cabin at Camp Green Lake and wears red nail polish made from rattlesnake venom?
a)
Mr. Sir
b)
The Warden
c)
Kate Barlow
d)
Mr. Pendanski
2.

Who was the first person Stanley met at Camp Green Lake?

a)

Mr. Sir

b)

X-Ray

c)

Mr. Pendanski

d)

The Warden

3.

Besides their names, what else do all family members named "Stanley Yelnats" have in common?

a)

They do experiments in their homes.

b)

They end up digging many holes.

c)

They always remain hopeful.

d)

They give up easily.

4.

According to Mr. Pendanski, what is the only real rule at Camp Green Lake?

a)

Don't try to run away.

b)

Don't upset the Warden.

c)

Don't touch Mr. Sir's sunflower seeds.

d)

Don't ask for water.

5.

What is the first thing Stanley comes across while digging?

a)

a gold-colored tube

b)

an empty seed sack

c)

a fossil of a fish

d)

a patch of raw onions

6.

How does Stanley end up in the Warden's office?

a)

He got into a fist fight with another camper.

b)

Mr. Sir personally drove him over to investigate an issue.

c)

The Warden wants to reward him for finding something rare.

d)

He refused to dig any more holes..

7.

What special ingredient did the Warden's nail polish contain?

a)

rattlesnake venom

b)

yellow-spotted lizard poison

c)

sunflower oil

d)

scorpion blood

8.

Why does the Warden hit Mr. Sir across the face?

a)

Mr. Sir forgot to fill the campers' canteens.

b)

Mr. Sir was spending too much time driving around in his truck.

c)

Mr. Sir made a big deal about something she thought was unimportant.

d)

Mr. Sir talked back to her disrespectfully.

9.

What crime did Sam commit, according to the sheriff?

a)

He tried to attend public school.

b)

He kissed a white woman.

c)

He sold his onions illegally.

d)

He trespassed on Trout Walker's property.

10.

What was Elya Yelnats required to do with the pig Madame Zeroni gave him each day?

a)

sing to it

b)

let it drink from a stream

c)

carry it up a mountain

d)

(all of these apply)

11.

What is the connection between Kate Barlow and Stanley's great-grandfather?

a)

He was one of the people she killed and then kissed.

b)

He was one of the people she robbed and left stranded.

c)

He was one of the people she taught as a schoolteacher.

d)

He was one of the people she made her famous spiced peaches for.

12.

How did Mr. Sir decide to punish Stanley?

a)

He purposely poured Stanley's water on the ground each day.

b)

He made Stanley dig six-foot holes instead of five-foot holes.

c)

He cut the amount of time Stanley could shower in half.

d)

He kept Stanley's clothes from being washed.

13.

Who was Kissin' Kate Barlow's first victim?

a)

Trout Walker

b)

The sheriff

c)

Sam

d)

Linda Walker

14.

What was special about the shoes that Stanley "stole"?

a)

They were going to be sold to raise money for charity.

b)

They were one of the pairs of shoes that his dad tried to recycle.

c)

They actually belonged to Stanley in the first place.

d)

(all of these apply)

15.

Which word best describes Stanley?

a)

Misunderstood

b)

Unkind

c)

Fierce

d)

Grumpy

16.

Which word best describes Zero?

a)

Unskilled

b)

Hopeless

c)

Defeated

d)

Strong

17.

What accusation landed Stanley at Camp Green Lake?

a)

He stole food.

b)

He stole shoes.

c)

He started a fire.

d)

He got into a fight.

18.

What does Elya Yelnats use to try to prove his love to Myra?

a)

A pig

b)

A cow

c)

Money

d)

Land

19.

Why did Elya Yelnats, Stanley's great-great-grandfather, become cursed with bad luck?

a)

He broke a promise.

b)

He stole a pig.

c)

He ran away from someone.

d)

He angered a witch.

20.

Who tells Stanley he has to give him all the interesting objects he finds?

a)

Squid

b)

Magnet

c)

Zigzag

d)

X-Ray

21.

Which of the following things does Stanley NOT tell his mother?

a)

He made friends.

b)

He wants to come home.

c)

He learned to swim.

d)

He learned to waterski.

22.

A person will always die from a yellow-spotted lizard's bite.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

The townspeople believe Sam's onions might cure them of their illnesses.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Zigzag hits Stanley in the head with his shovel.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Stanley teaches Zero the alphabet.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

What happens to Mr. Sir after he tattles on Stanley for having his sunflower seeds?

a)

The Warden punishes Stanley with extra digging.

b)

The Warden scratches Mr. Sir with her venomous nails.

c)

Stanley has to paint the Warden's nails.

d)

Mr. Sir gets a new bag of sunflower seeds.

27.

What deal do Stanley and Zero have with each other?

a)

Stanley gives Zero some of his food if Zero digs Stanley's hole.

b)

Zero gives Stanley anything he finds if Stanley gives Zero extra water.

c)

Stanley digs part of Zero's hole if Zero lets Stanley cut in front of him in the water line.

d)

Zero will dig part of Stanley's hole if Stanley teaches Zero how to read and write.

28.

What reasoning does X-Ray give to Stanley for asking for anything Stanley finds?

a)

X-Ray has been here the longest and has never had a day off.

b)

It's X-Ray's birthday soon.

c)

X-Ray is the oldest boy there.

d)

X-Ray wants the Warden to think highly of him.

29.

Name the type of conflict shown in this image.

a)

Character vs. Character

b)

Character vs. Nature

c)

Character vs. Self (internal conflict)

d)

Character vs. Society

30.

Name the type of conflict shown in the image.

a)

Character vs. Character

b)

Character vs. Nature

c)

Character vs. Self (internal conflict)

d)

Character vs. Society

31.

Why didn’t the boys find anything else after the Warden asked them to continue searching the area where X-Ray found the item?

a)

X-Ray already found all of the items and he is hiding them.

b)

They are not digging deep enough because they don’t care.

c)

Stanley was the one who really found the item and it was in a different area.

d)

The boys are too tired to keep searching.

32.

Why does Katherine continue to come up with so many things for Sam to fix at the schoolhouse?

a)

She enjoys spending time with Sam.

b)

The schoolhouse is badly in need of repairs.

c)

Parents have refused to send their children to school.

d)

Sam needs the extra income.

33.

According to Sam the Onion Man, which of the following CAN be cured by onions? (Choose all that apply)

a)

asthma

b)

warts and pimples

c)

halitosis (bad breath)

d)

baldness

e)

a broken leg

34.

What is the name of Sam the Onion Man's Donkey?

a)

MaryBeth

b)

MaryEllen

c)

MaryLou

d)

Marquis de Lafayette

35.

Which of the following is MOST LIKELY the reason Miss Katherine becomes Kissin' Kate Barlow?

a)

The town of Green Lake dries up and the people move away.

b)

Trout Walker wants to marry her.

c)

No one goes to school anymore.

d)

Sam is killed and the citizens of the town do nothing to stop it.