Sequencing and Connections
Put the following events in chronological order (according to when they took place in time, not in order according to when they are mentioned in the book):
A. Kate Barlow buries her treasure.
B. Stanley is arrested.
C. Kate Barlow robs Stanley Yelnats.
D. Elya Yelnats goes to America.
What is (in order from earliest to more recent) D, C, A, B?
Where did the sploosh found in the desert come from?
What is Kate Barlow gave spiced peaches to Sam and the jars were on his boat when it sank?
"Welcome to Camp Green Lake."
What is there is no lake and only two trees for miles around?
X-ray.
What is static?
Example of Person vs. Machine:
What is example answer: Stanley vs. shovel because Stanley has a hard time digging his hole on the first day.
Put the following events in chronological order (according to when they took place in time, not in order according to when they are mentioned in the book):
A. Stanley digs his first hole.
B. Stanley agrees to teach Zero to read.
C. Stanley finds a gold tube.
D. Stanley meets Mr. Sir.
What is (in order from earliest to more recent): D, A, C, B
Who was the woman sitting with Zero at the end of the book?
Who is his mother?
At the end of the book, the camp was going to be used as a Girl Scout camp.
What is because Mr. Sir would always say, "This ain't no Girl Scouts camp.", and in the end, it turned into one.
Stanley. Give three reasons.
What is Dynamic? At first, he lacked confidence, but became popular and part of the group. He used to blame his problems on the family curse, but later understood he was responsible for his fate. He also changes his thoughts. At first, he didn't think much of Zero, but they became good friends.
Example of Person vs. Fate
What is example: Stanley vs. curse because he had no control over the family curse.
How is Elya Yelnats related to Stanley?
What is his great-great-grandfather?
The Warden is a descendant of these people.
Who are Trout Walker and Linda Miller?
The boat that sheltered Zero in the middle of the lake belonged to this person.
Who is Sam?
Mr. Sir.
What is static?
Example of Person vs. Nature
What is example: Stanley vs. mountain or Stanley versus hot climate because he had a hard time getting up the mountain or because he was thirsty all the time.
Why was the suitcase with Stanley Yelnats' name buried in the hole?
What is Kate Barlow robbed the first Stanley Yelnats and took his treasure and put it in the suitcase and buried it?
How were onions able to grow on top of Big Thumb and whose onions were they?
What is the water ran uphill and that is where Sam had his onion patch?
The protagonist and antagonist of Holes.
Who are Stanley and the Warden?
Zero.
What is dynamic?
Example of Person vs. Self
What is Stanley versus Stanley is one example with many situations...for example when he was arguing with himself whether to go look for Zero or not.
Why don't the lizards bite Stanley and Zero?
What is because they ate so many onions and lizards do not like onion blood?
Why was it good that Stanley carried Zero up the mountain?
What is it broke the curse? The Yelnats family was cursed when Stanley's great-great-grandfather, Elya, wouldn't carry Madame Zeroni, who was Zero's great-great-grandmother, up the mountain. This cursed all of the Yelnats descendants, but when Stanley carried Zero up it broke the curse.
The reason why Stanley and Zero's lullabies are similar but not the same.
What is because they came from the song that Madame Zeroni taught to Elya to sing to the pig? The song was passed down through different families who changed it so it would rhyme in English.
Katherine Barlow.
What is dynamic?
Example of Person vs. Society
What is Kate Barlow vs. town or Stanley vs. the court. Kate was called a devil by the town for kissing a black man and Stanley was innocent but proven guilty for stealing Clyde's shoes.