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Nickname of the famous baseball player that Stanley supposedly stole the shoes from.
Clyde "Sweet Feet" Livingston
Who was digging Stanley's (AKA Caveman) hole and why?
Hector AKA Zero was digging the hole so that Caveman would teach him how to read.
What food saved Caveman and Zero?
Onions
Where did Caveman and Zero find water when they were stuck in the desert?
"the thumb of God" mountaintop
How big were the holes that the boys had to dig each day?
Five feet long or the length of the shovel across and that deep
She scraped his face with her fingernails that had wet rattlesnake paint on them.
What object did Stanley find when digging his hole and did he get credit for the find?
a gold tube the initials KB inside a heart; and no he let X-ray turn it in
What kept the boys at the camp from sneaking away from the camp?
It was in the middle of the desert in Texas and there were poisonous lizards.
The Warden couldn't produce the paperwork to keep him confined because they had destroyed it. And they tampered with his computer records too. So Stanley's lawyer took both boys and left the camp.
Katherine Barlow made good ___________.
Spiced peaches
What did Kate Barlow do that made her an outlaw?
She shot the sheriff then put on red lipstick and gave him the kiss he had asked for.
How did Kate Barlow feel about Sam?
She loved him and felt that everyone is "equal under the eyes of God."
Who did the suitcase actually belong to?
Stanley Yelnats, the great-great-grandfather
Why was the Warden of the camp having the boys dig holes?
To find Katherine Barlow's treasure.
Stanley received a letter from this person.
His mother
What is a major themes of the book Holes?
The importance of friendship; loyalty
Why did Zero feel like it was ok to steal the shoes?
Zero only takes what he needs and he thought stealing used shoes was better than new ones. He couldn't read and didn't know the value of the shoes.
When someone got sick in the old days, they went to see Doc Hawthorn and Sam. Sam gave them _______?
onion concoctions
Why did Zero get so weak in the desert?
He got food poisoning from the jars of peaches that were in the boat.
At the end of the story, Zero said that the suitcase belonged to Stanley. How did he know that?
The suitcase had the family name (which was passed on for generations) on it. Stanley's family kept the name because you could spell it forwards and backwards, and it would still be the same.
Why was Stanley's family cursed?
Stanley's "no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great grandfather" had failed to honor his promise to carry Madame Zeroni up the mountain so that she could drink from the stream.
Why did the Warden and Mr. Pendanski destroy Hector's paperwork?
When he ran away from camp, they thought he wouldn't survive and there would be a scandal. They thought they could cover up his disappearance by destroying any record of his existence. Since he had no known family, no one would realize he was gone.
What do you call a word spelled the same forwards and backwards, like Stanley Yelnats?
palindrome
What detail became known that helped Stanley's case get overturned and set him free?
Ms. Morengo, Stanley's father's attorney, did some digging and found a witness that proved Stanley was in another location at the time of the robbery that he was accused of.
What finally broke Stanley's family's curse?
Stanley, the great-great-grandson of Elya Yelnats, carried the great-great-great-grandson of Madame Zeroni up the mountain.