Holes 1
What is the main characters name in "Holes"?
Stanley Yelnats
Who owns the shade at Camp Green Lake?
What is a simile?
Comparing two things using the words like or as
How many people were on the plane with Brain?
No one just the pilot.
What is the main character in "Hatchet"?
Brain Robeson
Who does Stanly blame whenever he has bad luck?
He no good dirty rotten pig stealing great great grandfather.
What do the boys have to do to get time off of shoveling?
They have to find something special or important and if the Warden likes it they get the day off.
Give an example of onomatopoeia.
Bang, Boom, Pop, etc.
What was Brian's plan to land the plane?
To try and land it in a lake or body of water.
What happens to the plane?
It sank in the lake.
How does Elya become cursed?
He forgets to take Madame Zeroni up the mountain and let her drink the water while he sings to her.
What does each boy do as he finishes digging his hole?
Spits in it
What is personification?
Giving human like characteristics to an object
What is the secret that Brian has known?
He knows that his mom was seeing another man.
What bothered Brian as the sun began to rise?
The mosquitos were attacking him.
Name all the boys in tent D.
X-Ray, Armpit, Zero, Squid, Magnet, Zigzag
What does Stanley find while digging?
A gold tube with the initials KB on it.
What are latitude and longitude lines and which line runs horizontal and which one runs vertical?
They are lines that we use to show the exact location of something or somewhere. Latitude lines run horizontal (west to east) and longitude lines run vertical(north to south).
What is the first thing that Brain hunts for to eat?
He hunts for berries.
What happened to Brian's face as he slept that first day?
He got really bad sun burn.
Where does X-Ray's nickname come from?
He says it is pig latin for Rex
What does Stanley suggest to X-Ray after he gives him the gold tube?
To turn it in tomorrow so that he can have the whole day off instead of just half a day.
What are the 5 themes of geography?
Describe Brian's new shelter.
He used a rock cave and made a door with sticks.
What advice does Brian remember from his old english teacher?
Get motivated, think positively and "You are your most valuable asset." or "You are the best thing that you have."