Character Clues
This camper is the self-appointed leader of Camp Green Lake
Who is X-Ray?
The reason that Stanley was sent to Camp Green Lake
What is stealing Clyde Livingston's shoes?
The reason the Warden says boys are sent to Camp Green Lake
What is to build character?
The initials “KB” on the gold tube hint at this mysterious person from the past
Who is Kissin' Kate Barlow?
This event in the past caused Kate to become Kissin' Kate Barlow
What is Sam's death?
The reason Stanley thinks he was wrongfully accused
What is his family curse?
This character is Stanley's no-good-dirty-rotten-pig stealing-great-great-grandfather
Who is Elia Yelnats?
Stanley finds this object in his hole while digging
What is a lipstick tube engraved with "KB"?
The reward for finding an object while digging
What is the rest of the day off?
Stanley does this to keep his mother from worrying about him
What is writes her letters lying about his fun at camp?
What is an onion farmer?
This event caused the curse on Stanley's family
What is his great great grandfather forgetting to take Madame Zeroni up the mountain?
This character went from being a teacher to being a formidable outlaw
Who is Kate Barlow?
Stanley takes the fall for this that gets him in trouble with Mr. Sir
What is stealing and eating his sunflower seeds?
The dimensions that each hole must be
What is 5 feet wide and 5 feet deep?
The real reason why boys are digging at Camp Green Lake
What is to find Kissin' Kate Barlow's treasure?
This caused Sam to be caught and killed
What is he was seen kissing a white woman?
Stanley’s growing strength and changing attitude suggest he may be beginning to do this to the curse
What is overcoming or breaking it?
This character pretends to be kind but often puts the boys down, especially Zero
Who is Mr. Pendanski?
Stanley agrees to teach Zero to read in exchange for this
What is Zero digging his hole?
The setting of Camp Green Lake
What is the Texas desert?
When an object is found, the Warden has all the boys dig in the same spot instead of moving for this reason.
What is to find more treasure in the same spot?
What is justice?
Stanley’s decision to help Zero suggests that his future may depend more on this than the curse
This character gave Elia Yelnats the pig and later cursed his family
Who is Madame Zeroni?
The Warden does this when Mr. Sir turns Stanley in
What is scratches Mr. Sir's face with poisonous nail polish?
Camp Green Lake is described as a dry, barren desert, even though its name suggests the opposite; this contrast is an example of this literary concept.
What is irony?
X-Ray's response when Stanley asks if he has the tube
What is denying to know anything about it?
The contrast between Green Lake in the past vs the curse it experiences now helps highlight this idea
The curse serves as a literary device to connect plot events and emphasize this theme