Characters
This boy is sent to Camp Green Lake after being accused of stealing Clyde Livingston's sneakers.
Who is Stanley Yelnats?
The boys at Camp Green Lake must dig one of these every single day — 5 feet wide and 5 feet deep
What is a hole?
Stanley is sent to Camp Green Lake instead of this, which was his other punishment option.
What is jail (prison)?
Kate Barlow loved this school teacher and kissed him before he was murdered.
Who was Sam
Stanley's last name spelled backward is his first name. This type of word reads the same forward and backward.
What is a palindrome?
This boy's real name is Hector Zeroni, and he becomes Stanley's best friend at camp.
Who is Zero?
This is the real reason the Warden makes the boys dig — she is searching for this.
What is Kissin' Kate Barlow's treasure?
Stanley finds this object in his hole early in the novel, which belonged to someone with the initials K.B.
What is a golden lipstick tube?
Sam traded this product, which he claimed could cure almost any ailment.
What is onions (onion juice/remedy)?
The author uses the story of Elya Yelnats and Madame Zeroni to explain why bad things keep happening to Stanley's family. This is called a ________
What is a curse (or backstory/family curse)?
This cruel woman uses rattlesnake venom in her nail polish.
Who is the Warden?
If a camper finds something interesting while digging, he must bring it to this person.
Who is the Warden?
When Zero runs away from camp into desert, he survives by eating this.
What are Sploosh (peaches/spiced peaches)?
The townspeople of Green Lake killed Sam because he and Kate did this, which was illegal at the time.
What is kissing (a Black man and a white woman kissing)?
Louis Sachar uses chapters that jump back in time to tell Kate Barlow's story. This storytelling technique is called a ___.
What is a flashback?
This outlaw woman from the 19th century robbed from the rich and kissed the men she robbed.
Who is Kissin' Kate Barlow?
The boys are warned to watch out for these two deadly animals while digging.
What are yellow-spotted lizards and rattlesnakes?
Stanley carries Zero up this landmark, which is connected to his family's curse.
What is God's Thumb (the mountain)?
After Sam's death, Kate Barlow became known as -(what nick name) - feared outlaw who robbed and killed.
What is Kissin' Kate Barlow
The Warden, Mr. Sir, and Mr. Pendanski are all authority figures who mistreat the boys. This makes them examples of this type of character.
What is an antagonist (or villain)?
This man is an inventor who finally succeeds in eliminating foot odor.
Who is Stanley Yelnats III (Stanley's dad)?
This is the nickname group that Stanley is assigned to when he arrives at camp.
What is D-Tent (or Group D)?
The curse on Stanley's family is broken when Stanley fulfills this — carrying Zero and singing the family pig song.
What is Madame Zeroni's wish (carrying her up the mountain)?
This is the "no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing" great-great-grandfather whose actions brought a curse on the Yelnats family.
Who is Elya Yelnats?
The fact that Stanley's "no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing great-great-grandfather" caused bad luck for generations is an example of this literary theme.
What is fate (or consequences/generational curse)?