Characters
Vocabulary
Chapters 1-16
Chapters 17-34
Chapters 35-50
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A chubby boy who is wrongfully accused and sent to Camp Green Lake. He comes from a poor family with bad luck.
Stanley Yelnats
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Define excavate
to remove
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How did Stanley arrive at Camp Green Lake and what was the weather like?
He arrived by bus and it was hot and dry
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What did Zig Zag say to Stanley after he hit him in the head with the shovel?
"That's your dirt, you have to dig it up, it's covering my dirt."
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Where did Stanley find Zero after he ran away and what was he doing?
Under Mary Lou, the boat, drinking sploosh.
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In charge of the camp. Mean, with freckles, and enjoys the shade and air conditioning.
The Warden
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Define Stationary
Fancy paper for writing letters
200
What phrase did Mr. Sir like to use when talking to the boys about camp?
"You're not a girl scout anymore."
200
What happened after the sunflower seeds were stolen?
Stanley took the blame because they were spilled all over his hole. Mr. Sir took him to the Warden who scratched Mr. Sir with her poison finger nails.
200
How did the boys climb the mountain when it got to steep?
They would zigzag up instead
300
They sold and picked onions together.
Sam and Mary Lou
300
Define Glisten
to shine or glimmer in the sunlight
300
What were the orders given by Madame Zeroni to Elya when he went to her about wanting to marry Myra?
He was to carry the little pig up the mountain every day and let it drink from the stream. Each day the pig would get bigger and he would get stronger. On the last day, he was to carry Madame Zeroni up the mountain so she could drink from the stream as well.
300
Explain the deal made between Stanley and Zero.
Stanley will teach Zero how to read if Zero digs his hole for an hour each day.
300
What items did Zero and Stanley carry up and down the mountain? How did they help keep them alive?
A shovel and a bag of jars. They used the shovel to dig the water hole and filled the jars with water to drink on their way back down.
400
Cursed the Yelnats family because Elya failed to carry her up the mountain.
Madame Zeroni
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Define Writhe
to move in a twisted way
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What made it easier for Stanley to get up so early?
He didn't want to dig in the sun during the hottest part of the day.
400
What did Miss Katherine do to get to spend time with Sam?
She found all the things that needed fixing at the school house and hired him to do it.
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What kept the boys alive when they were sitting in the hole with the treasure? (trick question)
The onions and the lizards because the lizards wouldn't bite them because of the onions and no one would go near the boys because of the lizards.
500
Was in love with Katherine, rich, and stupid.
Charles Walker
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Define fugitive and use in a sentence
a prisoner on the run "The fugitive was searching for a place to hide from the police."
500
Describe what happens when Stanley finds the gold tube in the dirt.
He cleaned it off, then X-Ray saw it. He convinced X-Ray to wait until the next day to turn in it to get the whole day off. X-Ray announces the next day that he found the gold tube and the boys are then forced to dig in his hole with the warden watching.
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Who are Linda and Trout Walker?
They are the people who killed Sam, looked for Kate and her treasure, and began digging holes in the "lake". They are also related to the Warden.
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Why/How did Stanley find the treasure and his dad invent Sploosh in the same day?
Stanley the descendant or Elya Yelnats carried Zero up the mountain as Elya was supposed to do for Madame Zeroni which broke the curse.
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