Vocabulary
What does innocent mean?
Stanley is innocent.
Not guilty
The main character in the story
Who is Stanley?
True
True or False: There is a lake at Camp Green Lake.
False
What did Stanley find that he thought was interesting?
A fossil
Define inventor.
Stanley's father was an inventory.
Someone who creates something new
The camper who is the leader. Stanley promises to give him anything interesting he finds.
Who is X-Ray?
Why are there no fences at Camp Green Lake?
There is no water for 100 miles.
How many holes must the campers dig each day?
1 per day (5 feet wide and 5 feet deep)
Whose sneakers is Stanley accused of stealing?
Clyde Livingston
What does defective mean? "The force stung his hands but made no impression on the earth. He wondered if he had a defective shovel."
Having a flaw; faulty; imperfect
Describe Stanley.
Answers may vary
True or False: There are trees everywhere at camp green lake.
False. There are only two trees.
Why do the boys start digging so early in the morning?
Because it is so hot outside
How could you get a day off of digging holes?
If you find something the Warden finds "interesting."
What does glisten mean?
As he dumped it out, he thought he saw something glisten as it fell onto the dirt pile.
A shine or flashy sparkle
Who is the camp counselor?
Mr. Pendanski
What is surprising about Camp Green Lake, given the name?
There is no lake and only 2 trees. It is a hot desert.
What is the worst thing that can happen to a person at Camp Green Lake?
To be bitten by a yellow-spotted lizard
Who is supposedly to blame for Stanley's bad luck in being convicted of a crime?
His no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather
What does the word desolate mean?
The land was barren and desolate.
Empty of people; deserted
What is the name of Stanley's grandfather?
Elya Yelnats
Describe Camp Green Lake.
Empty, desert, extremely hot, etc.
Who is in charge at the camp? *If you find something interesting it goes to this person
The Warden
Why did the author tell the chapter about Stanley's great-great-grandfather from Elya's point of view?
To give more details (Flashbacks can give more information and insight into the events happening.)