Character
Stanley's last name is the same as his first name backwards; it's a palindrome.
What is Yelnats?
She is the head of Camp Green Lake.
Who is the Warden?
He is the person the Yelnats family blames for all of their bad luck.
Who is their no good dirty rotten pig stealing great great grandfather, Elya Yelnats ?
God's Thumb, where Stanley, Zero, and Stanley's great-grandfather took shelter in order to survive.
What is Setting ?
The story connects the past and present because of these people: Stanley's family members that came before him.
What is Stanley's ancestors?
This character's real name is Jose, and he got his nickname because things seem to just stick to him.
Magnet
He is the convicted criminal that works for the Warden and is in charge of "overseeing" the boys' work. He is very cruel.
Who is Mr. Sir ?
She helps Elya Yelnats win Myra's hand in marriage but puts a curse on the family when he doesn't keep his promise.
Who is Madame Zeroni?
There are three different plot mountains/lines for this reason.
What is Because there are three different settings OR there are multiple flashbacks to different time periods?
Zero is this to Madame Zeroni because he is her great, great, great, great grandson
What is descendant ?
This character's real name is Rex, and he is the leader of Group D at Camp Green Lake
X-Ray
The nickname that the boys gave Stanley at camp.
What is Caveman?
He wants to marry Kate Barlow but she doesn't want anything to do with him. He searches for her gold his entire life.
Who is Trout Walker?
The fact that it hasn't rained in Green Lake since Sam was killed would be this part of the plot mountain.
What is Falling Action?
Stanley and Zero take refuge on God's Thumb, which means they found this.
What is safety or a home?
Stanley gets blamed for stealing this character's shoes
Who is Clyde Livingston or Sweet Feet (famous baseball player) ?
The "counselor" at Camp Green Lake who is called "Mom" by the boys.
Who is Mr. Pendanski ?
He grew onions that could cure anything and had a donkey named, Mary Lou.
Who is Sam?
The climax of Green Lake 100 years ago would be this.
What is When Sam was killed and Miss Katherine became an outlaw/Kissin' Kate; she killed the sheriff?
Sam claims his onions are a remedy for any sickness, which means his onions do this.
What is cure or help?
This character only exists in the book, and he bullies Stanley at school BEFORE he was sent to Camp Green Lake.
Derrick Dunne
He gets into a fight with Stanley because Zero is helping him dig his hole. This leads to Zero running away from camp after he hits Mr. Pendanski with the shovel.
Who is Zigzag or Ricky ?
The gold tube that Stanley found belonged to this outlaw.
What is Kissin' Kate or Katherine Barlow ?
Racism occurs all throughout the book, and this is an example of this story element. It teaches the boys to treat each other equally no matter the color of their skin.
What is the Theme ?