Chapter 1-2
What is the name of the main character?
Stanley Yelnats
What is Stanley’s last name?
Yelnats
What group is Stanley assigned to?
Group D
How wide and deep must each hole be?
Five feet wide and five feet deep.
What dangerous animal is described in Chapter 8?
The yellow-spotted lizard
What is unusual about Stanley’s first and last names?
“Stanley Yelnats” is spelled the same forward and backward.
What invention is Stanley’s father trying to create?
A way to recycle old sneakers
What nickname do the boys use for Mr. Pendanski?
Mom
What tool does Stanley use to measure his hole?
His five-foot-long shovel.
What color are the spots on a yellow-spotted lizard?
Yellow
What two choices is Stanley given after being arrested?
He can go to jail or Camp Green Lake.
What does Stanley’s family blame for their bad luck?
A family curse caused by Stanley’s great-great-grandfather
Who is the leader of Stanley’s group?
X-Ray
Who brings water to the boys while they are digging?
while they are digging?Mr. Sir
Where do yellow-spotted lizards like to live?
In holes where they can stay cool and shaded
What is ironic about the name Camp Green Lake?
There is no lake, and the camp is a dry, hot wasteland.
Who meets Stanley when he arrives at Camp Green Lake?
Mr. Sir
Why was Stanley arrested?
He was accused of stealing Clyde “Sweet Feet” Livingston’s shoes.
Who helps Stanley finish digging his first hole?
Zero
What nickname do the boys give Stanley in Chapter 9?
Caveman
What does Stanley’s family believe is responsible for their bad luck?
A curse caused by Stanley’s “no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather.”
What warning does Mr. Sir give Stanley about running away?
There is no water for 100 miles, so Stanley would not survive in the desert.
How did Stanley actually get Clyde Livingston’s shoes?
The shoes fell from an overpass and hit Stanley while he was walking home.
What promise did Elya Yelnats fail to keep to Madame Zeroni?
He failed to carry Madame Zeroni up the mountain and sing to her after completing his deal.
Why does Stanley write to his mother that he is having fun at camp?
He does not want her to worry about him.