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All About Stanley
The Dreaded Curse
Camp Green Lake
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The yellow-spotted lizard has several traits that are used to identify it. Name 3 traits.

What is *yellow-green skin *exactly 11 yellow spots *six to ten inches *black teeth *yellow eyes that look red

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X-Ray wanted Stanley to give him anything he found while digging instead of keeping it for himself. Why?
What is he had never found anything in the time he had been at camp digging and if he did it would allow him to have the day off.
100
The reason Stanley's name is so unusual is ...
What is it is a palindrome which means it can be spelled the same using the letters from the front and back in the order they appear.
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The dreaded curse first involved an animal that Stanley's great-great-grandfather was raising and needed for the time when he was a young boy. Name the animal.
What is a pig.
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At Camp, there was a Wreck Room with a sign that appeared on the door of the room. Why was the sign so appropriate for the room?
What is the room was a total wreck. The glass on the TV was smashed, a table and chair were missing at least one leg and everything leaned.
200

This character found a fossil that had an imprint of a fish and thought he may get a day off from digging holes.

What is Stanley Yelmats.

200
This is the reason Stanley lied to his mother about camp going well.
What is he didn't want her to be all worried and upset while he was there.
200
While at camp the boys issued Stanley a nickname he should use. Name the nickname.
What is Caveman.
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This is the name of the lady who Stanley's great-great-grandfather was hoping to marry.
What is Myra.
200
This is the reason that the camp in our novel did not have a fence that circled the perimeter of the property.
What is there was no water or other building to go to for over 100 miles.
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This is the name of the character who was the fastest at digging the holes almost everyday.
What is Zero.
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This was the name and location of the camp.
What is Camp Green Lake, and was located in Texas.
300
This is what a good description of how Stanley felt when he finished digging his first hole on his first day.
What is he felt exhausted and sore, but proud of his accomplishment.
300
This was the name of the character that Stanley went to for advice in how to charm the lady he wanted to marry and also the person who wanted to be carried up to the top of the mountain on the last day to get a drink.
What is Madame Zeroni.
300
Describe the setting of the camp Stanley sees when he first arrives.
What is everything is brown sand, no trees, grass or anything other than a building and flat land.
400
Name the character who has never watched Sesame Street and had no idea of what a nursery rhyme is.
What is Zero.
400
Name five characters other than Stanley were part of the camp residence.
What is Zero, Armpit, X-Ray, Jose, Zigzag, Magnet.
400
Compare Stanley's character before arriving at camp and after he arrives for a short time.
What is before camp he had few friends, was overweight and lonely. At camp he tried to be friendly to everyone and wasn't feeling lonely.
400
Summarize the events that took place as part of the curse that Stanley keeps referring to.
What is Stanley's great-great-grandfather was wanting to marry a lady who liked another man. He went to get permission from her father who wanted him to fatten a pig. He went to a lady for advice on how to do this only to be told to get a pig and carry it to the top of the mountain everyday to get a drink from the spring. He did this and arrived on the date selected. However, another man was there with a pig and Stanley's and the man's weighed the same. The bride-to-be was asked to decide but couldn't. So they were to select a number of which the other man won.
400
Stanley had to decide if he would go to jail for the sneaker crime or to camp. He obviously decided on camp, but why?
What is he thought camp would be an easy get away and he would have fun.
500
One character is named "Mom" and sometimes plays the part of the boys' Mom. Name that character.
What is Mr. Pendanski.
500
After the first day of digging the hole, everyone tells Stanley that the next day will be harder. He thinks it will become easier each day. Tell about the difference of opinion and what proves to be true.
What is each day is the same. The next day keeps feeling as hard as the day before, because their body is sore, their hands are blisters and the sun is baking hot.
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This is the reason Stanley thinks he received the curse from his great-great-grandfather.
What is his life is tough and he feels everything he tries never turns out the way it would for someone else.
500
Predict if you think the curse will ever be broken.
What is read the rest of the book and find out.
500
When getting water from the truck, the boys always line up in the same order. What is the significance of the order?
What is the order shows the length of time the boys have been there. The first has been there the longest, the last has just arrived.