Chapters 16-17
Why was X-Ray laughing and waving his arms?
Because he was full of life.
Why didn't Stanley's body hurt that much anymore?
Because his muscles were getting stronger and his hands were getting tougher.
In chapter 20, does Mr. Sir think Stanley is telling the truth?
No
Which part of the alphabet does Zero begin to make mistakes?
H, I, K, P
There were three dark-purple jagged lines running down his cheek where the Warden had scratched him. What kind of figurative language device is this called?
Imagery
Why did Stanley spend more time pushing the wheelbarrow?
Because he was a slow-digger.
We learn that Zero wants Stanley to teach him something? What is it?
To read and write.
How does the Warden say she is able to get her special nail polish?
She makes it herself.
What does Zero suggest to Stanley about teaching him the alphabet?
Zero suggested 10 letters a day. 5 capitals. 5 smalls.
We learn that Mr. Sir does not give Stanley water. The following is written:
"Stanley watched the water splatter on the dirt, where it was quickly absorbed by the thirsty ground."
What figurative language device is this quote?
Personification "thirsty ground"
We learn that the Warden begins to lose her patience. What does she say to Mr. Sir, that tells us she is losing her patience?
"If you can't get them to work any faster," she told Mr. Sir, "then you're going to have to climb down there and dig with them."
Stanley writes a letter back to his parents. BUT he is not telling the truth. What are some things he says that he is doing, BUT he is not actually doing them?
Obstacle courses, swimming, and rock climbing.
Why does the Warden say her nail polish is special?
Because it is made from rattlesnake venom and it is toxic when it is wet.
Stanley remembered that he had seen the gold tube before. Where did he imagine seeing it before Camp Green Lake? AND what was it?
He'd seen it in his mother's bathroom, and he'd seen it again in the Warden's cabin. It was half of a lipstick container
What does Sam the Onion Man say about eating onions?
He said that onions were good for the digestion, the liver, the stomach, the lungs, the heart, and the brain.
Stanley’s mom writes him a letter. In the letter she says that she is proud of him. Why does she say she is proud of him?
Because he is making the best of a bad situation
Why did Stanley keep his mouth shut most of the time?
Because he was afraid to say the wrong thing.
What happened to Mr. Sir after the Warden hit him in the face with her hand?
He screamed and clutched his face with both hands. He let himself fall over, rolling off the hearth and onto the rug.
Who does Stanley realize what the initials K B stand for?
Kate Barlow
What was Miss Katherine surprised to learn about Sam the Onion Man?
His interest in poetry
"You're giving these boys too much water," the Warden told Mr. Pendanski
Why does Mr. Sir take Stanley to see the Warden?
Because he says that he stole Mr. Sir's sunflower seeds
After meeting the Warden, Stanley returns to the desert. But when he returns he sees that his hole has been finished. Why did someone finish digging Stanley's hole? AND who dug it?
Since he had taken the blame for the sunflower seeds, he realized Zero dug his hole.
What was said about Kate Barlow's spiced peaches?
They were were "food for the angels."
She sat at her desk one afternoon, listening to the pitter-patter of the rain on the roof.
What figurative language device is this?
Alliteration
"pitter-patter" "rain on the roof"