The Yelnats
What is especially unusual about Stanley Yelnats' name?
What is especially unusual about Stanley Yelnats' name?
What did the Warden say was the special ingredient in her nail polish
She said it was rattlesnake venom.
What type of people get sent to Camp Green Lake?
Bad boys get sent to Camp Green Lake.
What was discovered on the suitcase as Zero held it?
A bunch of lizards was on the suitcase
What was the song Madame Zeroni wanted to hear?
The song was the pig lullaby ("If only, if only..)
What was Stanley's excuse when he was accused of stealing the sneakers?
He said the sneakers had fallen from the sky and one hit him on the head.
What color was the Warden's hair?
The hair color was red.
Why didn't Stanley like taking a shower at the camp?
He didn't like taking a shower because there was only cold water.
What jewels were in the suitcase Stanley and Zero found?
The suitcase held jewels of poor quality, worth no more than twenty thousand dollars, stock certificates, deeds of trust and promissory.
What special prize did Miss Katherine Barlow win every Fourth of July?
She won a prize for her spiced peaches.
Who put a curse on the Yelnats family?
A one-legged Gypsy named Madame Zeroni put the curse on the family.
What did the Warden do to Mr. Sir in Stanley's presence?
She struck him in the face with her long fingernails
What did Mr. Pendanski say was the reason the boys were digging holes?
He said they were digging holes to build character.
How were Stanley and Zero finally rescued?
Stanley's lawyer and the Texas Attorney General showed up.
Who supposedly robbed the stagecoach of the first Stanley Yelnats?
Kissin' Kate Barlow was said to have robbed his stagecoach.
What was Stanley's father trying to invent?
He was trying to invent a way to recycle old sneakers.
How did the Warden respond to Zero's helping Stanley to dig his holes?
She said everyone had to dig his own hole and the reading lessons had to stop.
What is the first revelation of the book?
The first revelation is that there is no lake at Camp Green Lake.
But what happened the day after Stanley carried Zero up the Mountain?
Stanley's father invented his cure for foot odor
Who was Myra Menke?
She was the girl that Stanley's great-great-grandfather was in love with.
Who supposedly is to blame for Stanley's bad luck in being convicted of a crime?
Stanley's no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather is to blame.
What did Stanley first find that he thought might be of interest to the Warden?
He found a fossil.
What is the worst thing that can happen to a person at Camp Green Lake?
The worst thing that can happen is to be bitten by a yellow-spotted lizard.
What will become of Camp Green Lake?
In a few years, it will become a Girl Scout camp
What special remedy did Sam offer to the people of Green Lake?
He offered them onions and products made of onions.