The Yelnats Family
What is special about Stanley's name?
It's spelled the same forward as backward / it's a palindrome
What is strange about Camp Green Lake?
- it's hardly green
- there is no lake
What do the D tent boys call Mr. Pendanski?
Mom
"This isn't a Girl Scout Camp."
Mr. Sir
A part of a story that describes or shows something that happened in the past.
Flashback
What is Stanley's father's job?
he's an inventor
What is the worst thing that can happen to you at Camp Green Lake?
getting bitten by a yellow-spotted lizard
Who is the fastest digger among the D tent boys?
Zero
"It's pig latin for Rex. That's all. I'm too blind to find anything."
X-Ray
Her head is as empty as a flower pot.
Simile
What is the Yelnats family joke?
They blame their bad luck on Stanley's pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather.
Why are there no fences or guards at Camp Green Lake?
It has the only water for hundreds of miles.
Whose empty cot (bed) does Stanley get when he arrives?
Barf Bag's
"I want you to carry me up the mountain. I want to drink from the stream, and I want you to sing the song to me."
Madame Zeroni
Civic
Palindrome
What was Elya Yelnat's promise to Madame Zeroni?
He promised to carry her up to the top of a mountain and sing her the pig lullaby while she drank from the stream.
What is the most important rule at Camp Green Lake?
Don't upset the Warden.
True or False. The D tent boys believe that Stanley stole his hero's, Clyde Livingston's, shoes.
False
"I'm worse than a pig thief. You should leave me and find someone that isn't cursed."
Elya Yelnats
The yellow-spotted lizard hissed at Mr. Sir.
Onomatopoeia
Why does Stanley lie to his mother in the letter he writes to her?
He doesn't want her to worry.
What happens if you find something interesting that the Warden likes while digging a hole?
You get the afternoon off.
Who always stands at the front of the line when the water truck comes?
X-Ray
"I was walking home and the sneakers fell from the sky. One hit me on the head."
Stanley Yelnats
Stanley held destiny's shoes.
Metaphor
Why did Stanley miss the bus the day he was arrested?
Derrick Dunne bullied him after school.
True or False. Yellow-spotted lizards like to live alone.
False
Stanley agrees to give X-Ray anything he finds because _______________.
he doesn't want to get on X-Ray's bad side
“Sorry Stanley, the Warden isn’t interested in fossils.”
Mr. Pendanski
Barf Bag belched.
Alliteration
Who robbed Stanley's great-grandfather while he was travelling to California?
Kissin' Kate Barlow
How deep and wide does a hole have to be?
5 feet x 5 feet / the length and width of a shovel
How does Stanley know that the other boys have finally accepted him into their group?
they give him his nickname "Caveman"
"Did the shoes have red X's on the back?"
Zero
A trailed of dust chased the red truck across the desert.
Personification