Vocabulary 1-3
not allowed
forbidden
empty
barren
to really need something
desperate
The setting of the story
What is Camp Green Lake?
The curse that Madame Zeroni put on the Yelnats family
What is bad luck?
not guilty
innocent
container for carrying water
canteen
to dig up
excavate
the main character
Who is Stanley?
Stanley's great-great-grandfather
Who is Elya Yelnats?
an evil spell
curse
limited resources
scarcity
hopeless and sad
forlorn
When the present action is interrupted so that the reader can witness past events
What is a flashback?
the task that boys have to do at Camp Green Lake
What is to dig holes?
perseverance
to cause physical or mental pain
torment
a sore on your skin
blister
The animal that Stanley is warned about
What is the yellow-spotted lizard?
What is don't upset the warden?
criminal
outlaw
hateful
despicable
unbelievable or unlikely
preposterous
The reason Stanley is at Camp Green Lake
What is for stealing Clyde Livingston's shoes?
the camp counselor
Mr. Pendanski