Characters
Camp Green Lake
The curse
Stanley
Vocabulary
100
What is the name of the main character in the book, arrested for stealing shoes?
Stanley Yelnats
100
What is the most dangerous thing at Camps Green Lake?
Yellow spotted lizard
100
What is a curse?
Magical words that hurt a person
100
What is special about Stanley Yelnats' name?
1. Everyone is his family is Stanley. 2. Spelled the same backward and foward
100
blame
to say or think someone is responsible for something bad
200
Who is Elya Yelnats?
Stanley's great-great grandfather
200
Why are there no fences at Camp Green Lake?
No one will escape because there is no water.
200
What is Stanely's father's job?
Inventor
200
What is Stanley's nickname?
Caveman
200
shovel
tool for digging
300
What is the name of the woman who puts a curse on Elya?
Madame Zeroni
300
What do the boys have to do, to get time off from digging?
Find something interesting
300
What bad thing happened to Stanley's great grandfather?
He was robbed of all his money by the outlaw, Kissin' Kate Barlow.
300
What does Stanley find when digging?
A fossil
300
canteen
water bottle
400
Who is the counselor who takes care of Stanley's group?
Mr. Pendanski
400
Who digs the fastest at Camp Green Lake?
Zero
400
Why does Elya look for Madame Zeroni's descendants in America?
To try to break the curse
400
Why was Stanley sent to Camp Green Lake?
The judge believes he stole shoes.
400
guilt
the feeling of sadness or shame after you do something bad
500
Who is Clyde Livingston?
He is a baseball player. Stanley "stole his shoes".
500
What is the "title" of the person in charge of Camps Green Lake?
the warden
500
What promise does Elya make to the gypsy?
Carry her up the mountain Drink from the stream Sing a lullaby
500
Give 3 traits to describe Stanley.
Answer will vary
500
Testify
Explain that something is true in court (before lawyers and a judge)
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