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Miscellaneous
Stanley 1
Zero
Stanley 2
Connections
100
The food that ultimately saved Stanley's and Zero's lives was....
What are ONIONS?
100
Stanley proves that he is a great friend to Zero when he refuses to ____________.
What is LEAVE CAMP GREEN LAKE WITHOUT ZERO?
100
On top of "God's Thumb", Zero confesses to Stanley that _____.
What is HE WAS THE ONE WHO STOLE CLYDE LIVINGSTON'S SNEAKERS?
100
Stanley went back down the mountain by himself in order to _______.
What is LOOK FOR THE SHOVEL AND THE BAG OF JARS THAT HAD FALLEN DOWN AS THEY CLIMBED UP?
100
Explain the connection that led Stanley and Zero to be sent to the same 'jail camp' at the same time.
What is ZERO STOLE THE PAIR OF SNEAKERS THAT STANLEY WAS LATER ACCUSED OF STEALING?
200
Stanley's father finally has success as an inventor when he invents ______.
What is FOOT ODOR ELIMINATOR?
200
Stanley gags at the taste of the sugary cereal because ____.
What is HE IS USED TO THE BITTER TASTE OF THE ONIONS THAT HE HAS BEEN EATING FOR ALMOST TWO WEEKS?
200
Zero's stuffed animal that he remembers from his childhood was a _____ and was named ______.
What is GIRAFFE and JAFFY?
200
Stanley and Zero are silently challenging themselves as they make their way back to camp. Explain the challenge.
What is NEITHER BOY WANTS TO BE THE FIRST ONE TO DRINK WATER?
200
Explain the connection between Ms. Morengo and Stanley's family.
What is SHE WAS THE PATENT LAWYER WORKING WITH MR. YELNATS TO PATENT HIS INVENTION - SHE AGREED TO LOOK INTO STANLEY'S CASE?
300
Explain how we know that the yellow-spotted lizards crawling all over Stanley and Zero REALLY ARE hungry.
What is THE ONE LIZARD LEAPS OUT OF THE HOLE AND DEVOURS A TARANTULA IN SECONDS?
300
Stanley tries to think of happy thoughts while he's trapped down in the hole, covered in deadly lizards, and listening to adults talking about wanting him dead. The happy scene that he thinks about is....
What is A WINTERY, SNOWY DAY - PLAYING OUTSIDE WITH HIS MOTHER?
300
Explain why it makes sense that Zero is able to easily figure out the directions back to camp.
What is HE IS REALLY GOOD AT MATH - DIRECTIONS & CALCULATIONS HAVE TO DO WITH MATH?
300
Explain why Stanley doesn't mind being up on the mountain and why he actually prefers it to his old, normal life.
What is HE USED TO GET BULLIED BADLY BACK HOME AND HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY FRIENDS?
300
Explain the coincidence or connection between Stanley & Zero and how Stanley's father all of a sudden became very successful with his invention.
What is THE DAY AFTER STANLEY CARRIED ZERO UP THE MOUNTAIN, ALL OF A SUDDEN STANLEY'S DAD CAME UP WITH THE FOOT ODOR ELIMINATOR AND BECAME VERY SUCCESSFUL?
400
Before Stanley leaves camp, ______ asks him to call his mother and tell her that he is sorry.
Who is SQUID?
400
Zero spends his half of the money on hiring private investigators to help find his mother. Stanley uses his money to _____.
What is BUY A BIG HOUSE FOR HIS FAMILY WITH A BIG LAB IN THE BASEMENT FOR HIS FATHER?
400
Zero knows that he wasn't always homeless. Explain how he knows this.
What is HE REMEMBERS BEING IN A YELLOW ROOM IN A CRIB?
400
Explain Stanley's plan for when he and Zero go back down the mountain.
What is THEY WILL SNEAK BACK TO CAMP, DIG IN STANLEY'S HOLE TO LOOK FOR TREASURE, STEAL WATER & SUPPLIES FROM CAMP, KEEP WALKING UNTIL THEY GET TO THE TOWN?
400
Explain the connection between Stanley's family and Zero's family.
What is STANLEY IS THE GREAT-GREAT-GRANDSON OF ELYA and ZERO (HECTOR) IS THE GREAT-GREAT-GRANDSON OF MADAME ZERONI?
500
_____ shot a yellow-spotted lizard in mid-air.
Who is MR. SIR?
500
Explain what story The Warden plans to tell Ms. Morengo and the Attorney General about Stanley.
What is SHE'S GOING TO TELL THEM THAT HE MUST HAVE TRIED TO RUN AWAY DURING THE NIGHT, FALLEN IN A HOLE, AND DIED WHEN HE GOT BITTEN BY A LIZARD?
500
Explain how The Warden's idea to destroy all of Zero's records actually helped him get released.
What is WHEN THE ATTORNEY GENERAL DEMANDED TO SEE HIS RECORDS AND THERE WERE NONE, HE TOLD THE WARDEN THAT SHE HAD NO RIGHT TO KEEP HIM AT THE CAMP AND THAT HE MUST BE RELEASED?
500
Explain why Stanley thinks it makes sense to go dig in the hole where he found the golden tube.
What is HE ASSUMES THAT IF HE FOUND ONE SMALL PIECE OF GOLD, THAT THERE'S PROBABLY A LOT MORE THERE. THEY NEED $$$ IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE ON-THE-RUN?
500
Explain the connection with the song that Zero's mother is singing in the last scene of the novel.
What is IT IS THE SAME SONG (SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT WORDS) THAT STANLEY HAS HEARD HIS WHOLE LIFE - STANLEY'S MOTHER SANG IT TO HIM?