Vocab
Hard working or deteremined
perseverance
What did Stanley teach Zero to do?
To read
Katherine Barlow made good ______
spiced peaches
hardened tissue or sore
Callused
Magnet stole ____
Mr. Sir's sunflower seeds
deserted or abandoned
desolate
How did Stanley's great-grandfather survive in the desert?
Found refuge on God's thumb
Mr. Sir showed his upset feelings for Stanley by ____
not filling his canteen
Absurd or crazy
preposterous
Who is the main character of the story?
Stanley Yelnats
great concentration or power
intensity
Zero had a talent for
math
Read the analogy. Hammer is to tool as peach is to ____
food
Irrational fear or distrust
Paranoid
Where does the story take place?
Camp Green Lake
Cut out or etched
engraved
Mary Lou, the donkey, ate nothing but ____
onions
Stanley caught squid ___
Crying
a place providing protection or shelter
Refuge
Why is Stanley at Camp Green Lake?
For allegedly stealing a pair of shoes
remove or eject
Evict
Sam fixed the leaky roof of the schoolhouse in exchange for ____
spiced peaches
The Warden hurt Mr. Sir by ___
scratching him with her nails/slapping him
Creating something by mixing materials
concoction
What does Stanley's dad do for a living?
He is an inventor