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Character
Plot
Setting
Theme
Mixed Bag
100
Describe the physical appearance of the character, Sam the Onion Man.
His skin was black & he had strong arms from rowing his boat across the lake
100
List 2 characters associated with the Latvia narrative plot
Madame Zeroin Elya Yelnats
100
Describe Green Lake in three words
Blooming Refreshing Relaxing
100
What is a theme?
The central idea of a work of literature
100
What is the genre of the novel?
Mystery & adventure
200
What character bullied Stanley in High School?
Derrick Dunne
200
What is the climax of the novel?
When Stanley steals Mr Sirs truck and runs away to find Zero
200
What is Gods Thumb symbolic of?
Finding refuge and life
200
What is the difference between theme and topic?
Theme: universal idea about life, relates to the reader and the way they live their own life. Topic: The subjects relevant in the piece of writing
200
List TWO things that influenced Sachar's writing? (Context)
His time living in Texas, his experience of being a teachers aid
300
Who am I? I am from the past. My descendant is closely linked with a character at Camp Green Lake. I am more powerful than one might think and some people believe i put a curse on someone. Who am I?
Madame Zeroni
300
What narrative structure is used in holes? And where does each take place?
Tri-Narrative structure Green Lake Latvia Camp Green Lake
300
List 3 ways the characters are in conflict with the setting of Camp Green Lake
the sun, the yellow spotted lizards, the lack of water
300
List three themes in the novel holes.
The power of fate to determine events, the influence of the past on the future, the importance of friendship
300
List three ways that Stanley transforms over the course of the novel?
He gets physically and mentally stronger, Learns new things about his past which impacts and influences the way he lives, He developed a strong friendship with fellow Group D member Zero
400
List 4 different conflicts within the novel. (Man vMan, Man v self, Man v Nature, etc.)
Stanley v yellow spotted lizards Stanley v harsh conditions of CGL Stanley v his weight Stanley v Mr Sir
400
At the end of the novel why do we infer that the family curse has been lifted?
Camp Green Lake receives its first drop of rain in over 100 years. It acts as a symbol that the curse of Green Lake has been lifted.
400
The harsh physical environment can act as a metaphor for what?
The characters emotional states, and their lives.
400
What is the significance of names in the novel holes?
The boys are trying to escape their past by giving themselves nicknames. Almost every character is known by two names. this idea allows us as the reader to perceive different characters in different ways depending on what name they are being called.
400
Fill in the blanks: O_NI_ _I_N_ / N_ _RA_OR Hints: All knowing a narrative convention point of view
OMNISCIENT NARRATOR
500
Define direct characterisation and give two examples from the text
Direct characterisation is the details about character provided by the narrator directly. “He (Stanley) was overweight” "no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather"
500
Place these events in chronological order: 1. Stanley Yelnats I was robbed 2. Elya Yelnats goes to see madame Zeroni 3. Kate barlow becomes an outlaw 4. Death of Sam Write the numbers in the correct order example: 3, 2, 1, 4
2. Elya Yelnats goes to see Madame Zeroni 4. Death of Sam 3. Kate Barlow becomes an outlaw 1. Stanley Yelnats I was robbed
500
List four different techniques and/or narrative elements that allow us to see the different settings and characters in the novel holes
Flashbacks Foreshadowing Narration Structure - tri-narrative
500
List 4 events in the novel that seem as an act of fate
1. Stanley being hit with the shoes 2. Stanley meeting Zero at CGL 3. The drop of rain falling on CGL at the end of the novel 4. That Stanley and Zero don't get bitten by the Yellow Spotted lizards
500
List 10 characters from the novel and what location they are from (Green Lake, Latvia or CGL) **Must have a mixture from each location**
Stanley CGL X-Ray CGL Zero CGL Madame Zeroni Latvia Elya Yelnats Latvia Katherine Barlow GL Sam the onion Man GL Hattie Parker GL Dr Hawthorn GL Mr Sir CGL