Vocab. 1-4
Cruel
Vile
Who robbed the first Staley Yelnats? Give me the person’s FULL NICKNAME.
Kissin Kate Barlow
Stanley missed the bus one day because of a bully and as he was walking home, a pair of snekers fell from the sky. Later, he found out that the shoes were from Clyde Livingston. He was sent to Camp Green Lake for stealing.
Q. What do these words have in common: Madam, Civic, Eye, Level?
A. If you read them all backwards, they make the same word.
Barren
Desolate
Feeble
Deftly
How long are the shovels in Camp Green Lake?
What is Stanley’s nickname there?
Five feet
Caveman
What does X-Ray suggest Stanley to do when he find something in his hole? How does Stanley respond? Why?
He wants Stanley to give him anything he finds in the hole as he was there the longest and deserves a day off more than anyone else in the camp. Stanley agrees to this because he thinks there’s more worth to having a friend/an ally than getting a meaningless day off.
Q. Why can’t a man living in New York be buried in Chicago?
A. Because he’s still living!
Defective
Expand
Eternity
Mirage
Ventilation
Riot
What is the secret ingredient in the Warden’s nail polish?
Who discovers Sam and Kate kissing?
Rattle Snake Venom
Hattie Parker
What happens when Mr. Sir takes Stanley to the Warden for stealing his sunflower seeds? Why does the Warden respond like this?
She applies a coat of red nail polish, which is mixed with rattlesnake venom, and slaps his face. This shows how cruel and heartless she is, and her only focus is on finding the treasure. Mr. Sir did nothing really wrong, but she doesn’t want to hear about anything else.
Q. I am the beginning of the end, and the end of time and space. I am essential to creation, and I surround every place. What am I?
A. The letter e. End, timE, spacE, Every placE
Glisten
Excavate
Evict
Penetrate
Contaminate
Fugitive
Adjacent
Illuminate
Who is Trout Walker’s wife?
Where did Stanley’s great-grandfather take refuge?
How often does the supply truck come to Camp Green Lake?
Linda
God’s Thumb
Once a month
X-Ray tells Stanley that he is a “white boy” sitting around watching “the black boy“ Zero doing all the work. Zero is like a Black slave and Stanley is like a White master. He is probably jealous that Zero is helping him as he is the fastest digger among the boys.
Q. I’m light as a feather, but not even the strongest girl can hold me for more than 5 minutes. What am I?
A. Breath.
Toxic
Credit
Incurable
Concoction
Curiosity
Strenuous
Urgency
Tedious
Encounter
Refuge
What did Mrs. Tennyson feed Mary Lou?
From where did Zero get Clyd’s shoes? Then where did Zero put Clyde Livingston’s shoes?
What do Stanley and Zero find in their hole?
Onions
From the shelter, on a parked car
a suitcase
What is the symbol of ONIONS in this book? Who saves their lives thanks to the onions?
Briefly explain/summarize both situations.
A symbol of happiness and life, onions are linked to Sam, who was always cheerful and optimistic. Sam used his onions to save Mrs. Tennyson’s daughter who had a stomach problem.
Onions also saved Zero’s life when he ran away from the Camp and had nothing to eat or drink in the vast desert.
Q. You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but when you look again you don't see a single person on the boat. Why?
A: All the people are married, so no person is “single.”