Campers
Stanley
Misc
Flashbacks
Story Characteristics
100
Which camper is the shortest & lowest on the totem pole?
Zero
100
How does Stanley change during his time at Camp Green Lake?
He becomes more confident and he makes a great friend, Zero.
100
What is the second thing Stanley finds in a hole he was digging?
A golden lipstick tube with "KB" on it
100
What does Sam sell?
ONIONS
100
What is the setting of Holes?
Camp Green Lake
200
Why was Mr. Pendanski's nickname "Mom?"
Because he seemed to care more about the campers than the other authority figures.
200
What is Stanley's family watching on TV at the end of the story?
A commercial for "Sploosh"
200
Why does Zero dig Stanley's holes?
Because he is teaching Zero to read/write
200
Why do Sam and Mary Lou get shot?
Sam kissed Miss Katherine, and negros couldn't kiss white women
200
What is direct characterization?
Direct information given about characters from that narrator
300
Who does Stanley give the lipstick tube to?
X-Ray
300
What did Stanley look like before he went to camp?
He was overweight and was teased
300
How do Sam's onions help Stanley and Zero?
They give them food, medicinal benefits, and "onion blood," which keeps them safe from the yellow-spotted lizards.
300
Why did Stanley's great-great-grandfather get cursed?
He did not carry Madame Zeroni up the mountain to drink the water
300
What is indirect characterization?
Knowledge about characters that is gained from words, actions, thoughts/feelings, and other characters
400
What does the Warden look like?
WOMAN, red hair, cowboy boots
400
What does Stanley see the Warden do to Mr. Sir in her house?
She scratches him with her rattlesnake nail polish.
400
Who is the Warden related to (from the flashbacks)?
Trout Walker
400
How does Kissin' Kate Barlow die?
She is bitten by a yellow-spotted lizard
400
What is one type of conflict in the story? Give an example of that type of conflict in the story.
person v. person, person v. nature, person v. society, person v. self
500
Where does Zero say he last saw his mom?
At the park, where he lived when she never returned for him.
500
What song does Stanley sing to Zero at Big Thumb?
The "if only" song that came from his great great grandfather
500
Who does the Warden sell Camp Green Lake to?
Girl Scouts
500
What was the name of the boat that Sam had?
The Mary Lou
500
What is a symbol?
An object that stands for an abstract idea like love,hope,etc
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