Creatures
Camp Green Lake
Stanley
Stanley's Friends
Surprise!
100
What is the worst thing that can happen to you at Camp Green Lake?
Being bitten by a yellow-spotted lizard
100
Why is Stanley sent to Camp Green Lake?
He is accused of stealing and the judge gives him the choice of jail or going to the camp.
100
What is the first thing Stanley finds when he is digging his hole?
A fossilized fish
100
Zero has trouble with school subjects but he is very good at which one?
Zero is very good at math
100
When each boy finishes digging their hole, what ritual do they do?
They spit in their holes
200
Lizards do not like what type of blood?
"Onion blood"
200
What does Stanley have to do at Camp Green Lake all day, every day?
Digging holes. 5 feet deep by 5 feet wide
200
Why doesn't Stanley want to leave camp when he is released?
Stanley does not want to leave camp without Zero
200
What does Magnet want to do when he grows up?
Magnet wants to work with animals. He suggests being a monkey trainer
200
What does Stanley think it means to have a nickname at camp?
Stanley believes that a nickname is a sign of respect from the others.
300
What happens if you are bitten by a yellow-spotted lizard?
You will eventually die. The lizards are venomous and Camp Green Lake is far away from any medical help
300
Why are there no guard towers of fences at Camp Green Lake?
The camp is the only place with water for 100 miles. If someone were to run away, they would have no water and probably not survive
300
Why does Stanley save his strength during the day?
So that he can teach Zero how to read
300
How does ZigZag release his anger towards Stanley?
He hits him in the head with a shovel
300
What is the most important rule at Camp Green Lake?
Don't ever upset the Warden!
400
Describe a yellow-spotted lizard ( at least 3 points)
1) Yellow Green Body 2) 6-10 inches long 3) Exactly 11 yellow spots 4) Black teeth 5) White tongue 6) Red rimmed yellow eyes
400
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!! This is a two part question. If you answer both parts, your team will get double the points! According to Mr. Pendanski, the boys have to dig holes every day because? What is the real reason they are digging holes?
Mr. Pendanski tells the boys they are digging holes to "build character." They are actually digging holes to help the warden find lost treasure
400
Why does Stanley lie to the boys at camp about stealing the sneakers?
Stanley thinks that the other boys must have committed worse crimes and he thought they wouldn't believe him if he said he was innocent
400
Why does Stanley's lawyer take Zero with him when he leaves?
Stanley's lawyer takes Zero with him because no one could find his records
400
Why does Trout threaten to kill Kate Barlow?
Trout threatens to kill Kate Barlow because she will not tell him where she hid her treasure
500
Why aren't Stanley and Zero bitten by the yellow-spotted lizards?
Because they have eaten many onions and lizards do not like onion blood
500
Why do the boys at Camp Green Lake give Stanley a hard time about being "better" than them?
The boys give him a hard time because Zero is digging part of his hole every day.
500
Although he wasn't at first, why is Stanley glad that the shoes hit him on the head? Two reasons
Stanley is happier with himself than he was before. He has lost weight. He has made new friends. He thinks ending up at camp may have been his destiny
500
Which one of the boys is the leader at the camp and how do you know?
X-Ray is the understood leader. We know this because he is always first in the water line
500
Why does the author say that Stanley's father has suddenly become successful?
The author says that the family curse of being unlucky was finally broken after Stanley carried Zero up the mountain
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