Conflict
Plot/Theme/POV
Curses
Connections
Miscellaneous
100

It was possible Stanley could die for thirst or by a yellow spotted lizard.  What type of conflict is this?

Character vs. Nature

100
The main character undergoes major changes due to events in a story.  What is the literary term for this?
Turning Point 
100
Who started the curse?

Elya Yelnats

100

How are the spiced peaches important to the story?

1) Saved Zero from thirst and hunger.  2) Made the Yelnats rich because they create a new product from it.

100

Why couldn't Sam and Kate kiss?

Racism Jim Crow laws

200

Stanley was stressed about Zero. Should he try to save him or should he just stay at Camp Green Lake.  What type of conflict is this?

Character vs. Self

200
In our lives, the past will connect with the present.  This is an example of:

A theme statement

200

How did Elya start the curse?

He broke his promise to Madame Zeroni.

200

How are the onions important?

Saved Zero and Stanley from hunger, and from being bitten by the yellow spotted lizards.

200

Who said it, "This isn't a girl scout camp."

Mr. Sir

300

Sam and Kate could not kiss.  What kind of conflict is this?

Character Vs. Society

300

Hector, his mom, and Stanley are watching the Superbowl at the Yelnats new home.  What part of the plot is this?

Resolution

300

How did our Stanley break the curse?

He carried Zero (Madame Zeroni's descendant) up Big Thumb Mountain.

300

How is The Mary Jane important?

Saved Zero 

300

Why couldn't Sam attend Kate's adult education classes?

Racist Jim Crow laws

400

Sam could not attend Kate's adult education classes.  What type of conflict is this?

Character vs. Society

400

Stanley and Zero are trapped in a hole filled with yellow spotted lizards.  The Warden and her men aim guns at them.  What part of the plot is this?

Climax

400

As soon as Stanley and Zero left CGL, it started to rain.  What does this symbolize?

The end of the curse.

400

What is a static character?

A character that does not change in a story.

400

Camp Green lake takes place in the present time.  It was a desert in Texas with only two trees and no water for miles?  What part of the story is this?

Setting

500

Stanley and Zig Zag had a terrible fight.  What type of conflict is this?

Character Vs. Character

500
Holes is written in what Point of View?

third person

500

Whose metal suitcase was buried in the hole?

Stanley's great grandfather - who had been robbed by Kate Barlow.

500

Is the Mr. Sir a static or dynamic character?

static

500

Big Thumb was important to the story.  It was a symbol of __________________ to Stanley.

hope, refuge, strength, etc.

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