Category 1
Describe Camp Green Lake.
-No lake
-Flat and dry
-Very hot
What does each boy do when they finish digging their hole?
Spit in it
List four facts about the yellow-spotted lizard.
-Have exactly 11 yellow spots
-Have black teeth
-Like to live in holes
-Have powerful legs so they can leap out of holes and attack prey
What is the worst thing that can happen to you while at Camp Green Lake?
Get bitten by a yellow-spotted lizard
What is Stanley's new nickname?
Caveman
What type of camp is Camp Green Lake?
A camp for bad boys
Why doesn't Camp Green Lake have fences?
Camp Green Lake has the only water source for a hundred miles
What is the one big rule at Camp Green Lake?
Don't upset the Warden
What is the first thing Stanley finds while digging his hole? Did he get the rest of the day off? Why or why not?
Stanley found a fish fossil. He did not get the rest of the day off due to it not being "interesting".
What did X-Ray ask Stanley to do next time he found something? What was his reasoning behind this?
X-Ray asked Stanley to give the item to him. X-Ray felt he deserved a day off more than Stanley due to him being at camp longer.
What was the second thing Stanley found while digging his hole? What did Stanley suggest to X-Ray?
Stanley found a gold tube with the letters KB in a heart on it. Stanley suggested that X-Ray wait until first thing tomorrow to show the Warden since his hole was almost done today.
What were the requirements for hole digging?
-You must dig one hole a day
-Hole must be 5ft deep, 5ft across in every direction
Other than their name, what is one thing that all Stanley Yelnats have in common?
Despite their awful luck, they always remained hopeful
Why do you think Stanley lied about camp in his letter to his Mother?
He knew his mother would worry about him and he did not want her to worry.
What did X-Ray do for Stanley after he gave him his finding? What did this signify?
X-Ray bumped Stanley's spot up in the water line. This signified that his social status at camp was moving up.
Explain how Stanley unknowingly got Clyde Livingston's sneakers, and why he got in trouble for it.
The sneakers hit Stanley on the head when he was walking home from school. Stanley thought he would bring them home to his dad to help with his recent invention. When the police approached Stanley, he learned the sneakers were stolen. No one believed his story of them dropping from the sky, so he was arrested.