Stanley
Stanley was accused of stealing Clyde Livingston's ___________.
sneakers
Stanley was sent to Camp _______ _______.
Green Lake
The first Stanley Yelnats lost his fortune when he was robbed by
Kissin' Kate Barlow
What was Katherine Barlow's primary job when there was still a lake?
schoolteacher
Stanley's family has bad luck and they blame it on his no-good-dirty-rotten _____ stealing great-great-grandfather.
pig
What nickname did the boys give to Stanley?
caveman
Every day at camp, the boys each had to
dig a hole five feet deep and five feet across
What promise did Elya Yelnats make to Madame Zeroni?
to carry her up the mountain
What realization does Stanley have about the gold tube with the initials K.B.?
What does Zero ask Stanley to teach him?
how to read and write
What does Stanley offer to do in return for Zero digging part of his hole everyday?
teach Zero how to read and write
If you get close to a yellow-spotted lizard...
you are dead
Elya left America without...
remembering to keep his promise to Madame Zeroni
Who does Katherine Barlow become close with?
Sam, the onion farmer
What was in the Warden’s fingernail polish when she hit Mr. Sir?
rattlesnake venom
Why was Stanley's hole almost finished when he returned from the Warden’s cabin?
Zero dug it for him
What natural disaster helps turn Green Lake into a dry, empty place?
A long drought
If Elya broke the promise, Madame Zeroni said she would...
curse his descendants for all of eternity
Why does the town disapprove of Kate Barlow and Sam’s relationship?
racism; Sam is black and Kate is white
What does Kate Barlow say will happen to the people of Green Lake after they refuse to help her?
They will have to dig for the rest of their lives
Why did Mr. Sir take Stanley to the Warden?
he thought Stanley stole his sunflower seeds
Why do the people of Green Lake believe God cursed the land?
Because Sam was murdered for loving Kate
At the end of the flashback, what happens to Kate Barlow in the desert?
She dies after being bitten by a yellow-spotted lizard
How does Katherine Barlow’s life change after Sam’s death?
She goes from a schoolteacher to a(n)...
outlaw/criminal
What happens to Sam after the townspeople discover his relationship with Kate?
He is killed by the sheriff