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Holes (Ch. 6-7)

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The showers at Camp Green Lake were ______

a)

warm and relaxing

b)

short and cold

c)

extremely hot

d)

long and cold

2.

Which famous baseball player owned the shoes that Stanley stole?

a)

David "Sweet Feet" Livingston

b)

Clyde "Sweet Feet" Livingston

c)

David "Sweet Treat" Livingston

d)

Clyde "Sweet Treat" Livingston

3.
What was Stanley’s excuse when he was accused of stealing the sneakers?
a)
He said his mother bought them for him.
b)
He said someone gave them to him on the street.
c)
He said the sneakers had fallen from the sky and one hit him on the head.
d)
He said that he blacked out and couldn’t remember where the sneakers came from.
4.

Why did the judge say stealing the sneakers was "despicable"?

a)

They were being sold to make money for the homeless.

b)

They belonged to someone famous.

c)

They were a new, secret design.

d)

They did not fit Stanley's feet.

5.
What did Mr. Pendanski say was the reason the boys were digging holes?
a)
To have a place to bury the lizards
b)
To build character
c)
To make the Warden smile
d)
To get an extra shower in the evening
6.

What is different about X-Ray’s shovel?

a)

It is bluer than the others

b)

It is a fraction shorter than anyone elses

c)

It is sharper than the others

d)

It has his name on it

7.

Why does X-Ray want it?

a)

Because they had to dig a hole as deep as the shovel.

b)

Because it was important to him.

c)

Because he thought he was better than anyone else.

d)

Because it made digging easier.

8.

What did the mounds at the camp remind Stanley of?

a)

School yard

b)

Grandmother's backyard

c)

Moon

d)

Home

9.

Who is Elya Yelnats?

a)

He is Stanley's father.

b)

He is a pig farmer.

c)

He is the Warden.

d)

He is Stanley's great-great grandfather.

10.

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

a)

Latvia

b)

Lithuania

c)

Lichtenstein

d)

Liberia

11.
Who was Myra Menke?
a)
Stanley’s girlfriend from back home
b)
Madame Zeroni’s close friend
c)
The girl that Stanley’s great-great-grandfather was in love with
d)
Stanley’s mother’s best friend
12.

What did Myra’s father want in exchange for his daughter?

a)

Five hundred dollars

b)

The fattest pig that could be offered

c)

A smart donkey

d)

A person who would sing to him

13.

Why doesn’t Elya have a good chance of marrying Myra?

a)

Because he was unlucky

b)

Because he wasn't rich and didn't have a fat pig.

c)

Because he had a heart full of love

d)

Because he didn't take Madam Zeroni up the mountain

14.

What does Madame Zeroni tell Elya to do?

a)

Kidnap Myra and take her to America.

b)

Buy a pig and give it to Myra's father to convince him to let him marry his daughter.

c)

Carry the pig she gave Elya up the hill every day to drink from a stream.

d)

Buy Myra lots of flowers to put in her flowerpots.

15.

What was Madame Zeroni's curse?

a)

If Elya did not carry her up hill to the river to drink from it, his family would always have bad luck.

b)

If Elya and Myra did not give them their first-born child, his family would always have bad luck.

c)

If Elya did not carry the pig up the hill to the river to drink from it, his family would always have bad luck.

d)

If Elya went to America, bad luck would follow him.

16.
How did Myra want to choose a husband?
a)
She wanted to pick the best singer.
b)
She wanted to pick the best dancer.
c)
She wanted to pick the smartest man.
d)
She wanted to pick the man who chose a number closest to hers between one and ten.
17.

Did Myra and Elya get married?

a)

Yes--his pig was fatter than Igor's.

b)

Yes--Myra chose him over Igor.

c)

No--Elya's pig was smaller than Igor's.

d)

No--Elya decided he did not want to marry Myra.

18.

Elya made a promise to Madame Zeroni. What part of the promise did he NOT keep?

a)

Take the piglets up the mountain to drink from the stream.

b)

His promise to marry Myra, despite what her father thought.

c)

Carry Madame Zeroni up the mountin and let her drink from the stream while he sang to her.

d)

Sing the song to the pigs while they drank from the steam.

19.

Who was the first to finish digging the hole on Stanley's first day?

a)

Armpit

b)

Barf Bag

c)

X-Ray

d)

Zero

20.
Who was Sarah Miller?
a)
Stanley's great-great grandmother
b)
Stanley's mother
c)
The warden of Camp Green Lake
d)
Myra's mother
21.
What was the most important thing about Sarah Miller?
a)
She was very beautiful.
b)
She could think for herself.
c)
She had a lovely name.
d)
She was very rich.
22.

After coming to America, Elya _______

a)

was unhappy and wanted to return home

b)

was lucky finding a gold mine

c)

had 20 children

d)

was cursed with disasters

23.

What does each boy do when they finish digging their hole?

a)

spit in it

b)

lay in it

c)

dance around it

d)

start a new one