The Yelnats
Campers
History
Destiny
Final Jeopardy
100
What is Stanley's father's occupation?
Inventor
100
How does the warden punish people at Camp Green Lake?
She scratches them with her rattlesnake venom nail polish
100
Why is the setting called Camp Green Lake? Explain all three words in the title.
It is a camp for bad boys and there used to be a lake there with lots of water and greenery.
100
What crime was Stanley convicted of committing?
He supposedly stole a pair of sneakers that belonged to a famous basketball player.
100
How are Stanley and James from the giant peach story alike?
Stanley and James both become happier as a result of their experiences. They made friends and felt better about themselves.
200
What does Stanley's family call his great-great grandfather?
No-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-grandfather
200
Why did the campers have to report anything they dug up to the warden?
She was looking for Kissin' Kate Barlow's treasure
200
Why was Sam, the Onion Man, well known in Green Lake? What did he make and sell?
He grew onions and made medicine out of them.
200
What was the agreement between Madame Zeroni and Elya Yelnats regarding a pig?
She gave Elya a pig to raise so he could ask a girl for her hand in marriage. He was supposed to carry her up the mountain one more time.
300
What did Stanley's great-great grandfather lose his fortune?
He was robbed by Kissin' Kate Barlow
300
How were Stanley and Zero helping each other?
Zero helped Stanley dig his holes and Stanley taught Zero to read.
300
How did Kate Barlow get to know Sam, the Onion Man? What was their agreement?
She gave him her canned peaches in return for his fixing the school house.
300
Why is the setting important in the story? Explain how it helps Stanley meet his destiny.
Camp Green Lake is where Stanley's great-great grandfather's treasure is buried. When Stanley dug holes, he found the treasure.
400
How did Stanley end the family curse?
He carried Hector Zeroni up the mountain in place of his great-great grandfather, who was supposed to carry Madame Zeroni one last time.
400
What event caused Zero to run away from the camp?
He refused to dig anymore holes and he hit Mr. Pendanski with a shovel.
400
Why did the town want to kill Sam? Explain the details.
He kissed Kate Barlow and, back then, that was against the law because he was black and she was white.
400
How is the Big Thumb important to both Stanley and his great-great grandfather? Explain about the onions.
The onions and water helped keep them alive and the onions helped keep the yellow-spotted lizards away from them.
500
What did Stanley do with his share of the fortune?
He bought his family a house.
500
How did Stanley change as a result of digging holes?
He became much stronger from digging holes. He lost weight and gained confidence in himself.
500
How did Kissin' Kate meet her death? Explain three details (who, what, where).
She returned to Green Lake after twenty years and the Walkers insisted she dig up the loot. She was bitten by a yellow-spotted lizard.
500
How are Stanley and Hector Zeroni destined to meet and help one another?
Stanley's ancestor made a promise he did not keep and, by helping carry Zero up the mountain, he released the curse. The sneaker theft that Zero committed caused Stanley to come to Camp Green Lake.
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