Characters
Camp Green Lake
Plot Events
Flashbacks
Fun Facts
100
Who is the main character of Holes?
Stanley Yelnats
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What are the boys at Camp Green Lake forced to do every day?
Dig Holes
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Why is Stanley sent to Camp Green Lake?
He is accused of stealing shoes
100
Who was Kissin’ Kate Barlow before she became an outlaw?
A schoolteacher
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What does the Warden say is in her nail polish?
Rattlesnake venom
200
What is the nickname of the boy who can't read or write?
Zero
200
Why do the boys dig holes?
To "build character" (but really to find treasure)
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Whose shoes were stolen?
Clyde "Sweet Feet" Livingston
200
What did Sam sell in the town of Green Lake?
Onions
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What do onions protect the boys from in the desert?
Yellow-spotted lizards
300
Who is the camp counselor who carries a sunflower seed bag?
Mr. Sir
300
What is strange about Camp Green Lake?
There’s no lake
300
Who runs away from camp first?
Zero
300
Why was Sam killed?
He kissed Kate, and the town was racist
300
What fruit does Stanley’s family try to invent something with?
Peaches
400
What is the Warden's secret weapon?
Nail polish with rattlesnake venom
400
How deep and wide must each hole be?
5 feet deep and 5 feet wide
400
Where does Stanley find Zero after he runs away?
Under a boat in the desert
400
What treasure is buried at Camp Green Lake?
Kissin' Kate Barlow’s treasure
400
What does Stanley’s father do for a living?
Inventor
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What is Zero’s real name?
Hector Zeroni
500
What does Stanley find while digging that makes the Warden interested?
A gold lipstick tube with initials KB
500
What happens when Stanley carries Zero up the mountain?
It breaks a family curse
500
How are Stanley and Zero connected through history?
Zero’s great-great-grandmother cursed Stanley’s family
500
What finally breaks the Yelnats family curse?
Stanley carries Zero up the mountain (like the old promise)
