Characters
Setting
Plot Events
Vocabulary
Theme & Messages
100

Who is the main character of the story?

Who is Stanley Yelnats

100

Where is the camp located?

What is A dry lake in Texas (Camp Green Lake)

100

Why is Stanley sent to Camp Green Lake?

What is because He is wrongly accused of stealing shoes

100

What does “delirious” mean?

What is Confused or not thinking clearly

100

What lesson does Stanley learn about friendship?

What is Friends help each other and stick together

200

Who becomes Stanley’s best friend at Camp Green Lake?

Who is Zero (Hector Zeroni)

200

What used to be at Camp Green Lake long ago?

What is A lake and a town

200

What must the boys do every day at camp?

What is Dig holes

200

What does “parched” mean?

What is Very thirsty

200

What does the story teach about justice?

What is Sometimes innocent people are punished unfairly

300

What is the name of the camp warden?

What is The Warden (Louise Walker)

300

What natural danger do the boys face while digging?

What is  Heat and dehydration (also yellow-spotted lizards)

300

Why is the Warden making the boys dig holes?

What is because She is looking for treasure

300

What does “blistering” describe in the story?

What is Extremely hot weather

300

How is Stanley’s family curse broken?

What is when He carries Zero (a Zeroni) up the mountain

400

Who is the counselor who tells the boys what to do?

Who is Mr. Pendanski

400

What special plants grow near water at the lake?

What is Onions

400

What happens to Zero during the story?

What is He runs away from camp

400

What does “coincidence” mean?

What is  Something happening by chance

400

What does the story show about hard work?

What is Hard work can lead to success

500

What outlaw from the past is connected to the treasure?

What is Kissin’ Kate Barlow

500

What happens when it rains at the end of the story?

What is The lake begins to fill up again

500

How do Stanley and Zero survive in the desert?

What is They find onions and water on a mountain (God’s Thumb)

500

What does “ancestors” mean?

What is Family members from long ago

500

What is one main theme of Holes?

What is Fate, friendship, and making the right choices

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