Holes Review (Summer Reading Book Discussion)

Stanley and his family

D-Tent

Elya's Story / The Curse

Katherine Barlow's Story

Camp Green Lake

100

Why was Stanley Yelnat's cursed?

a) Because he stole Clyde Livingston's sneakers.

b) Because Elya Yelnats forgot to carry Madame Zeroni up the mountain to drink from the stream.

c) Because he lied to his parents.

b) Because Elya Yelnats forgot to carry Madame Zeroni up the mountain to drink from the stream.

100

What was Stanley's nickname at Camp Green Lake?

a) Caveman

b) Armpit

c) Magnet

a) Caveman

100

What did Madame Zeroni give to Elya to carry up the mountain?

a) a piglet

b) a donkey

c) her treasure

a) a piglet

100

What was Kate Barlow's job before she became Kissin' Kate?

a) a nurse

b) the Sheriff

c) a teacher

100

Where is Camp Green Lake?

a) Latvia

b) Texas

c) Pennsylvania

b) Texas

200

Why is Stanley arrested?

a) the police think he stole Kate Barlow's treasure.

b) the police think he stole Hector Zeroni's sneakers.

c) the police think he stole Clyde Livingston's sneakers.

200

What did Zero do right before he ran away from camp?

a) He hit Mr. Pendanski with a shovel.

b) He stole Mr. Sir's sunflower seeds.

c) He lied to the Warden.

a) He hit Mr. Pendanski with a shovel.

200

Where did Madame Zeroni live?

a) Texas

b) England

c) Latvia

200

Who was the first person Kate killed?

a) Elya Yelnats

b) Trout Walker

c) the Sheriff

200

What was the worst thing to be bitten by at Camp Green Lake?

a) A scorpion.

b) A yellow-spotted lizard.

c) A spider.

b) A yellow-spotted lizard

300

What does Stanley's father name his invention?

a) Kissin Kate's Peaches

b) Sploosh

c) Sam's Onions

b) Sploosh

300

What does Stanley teach Zero?

How to read

300

What did Elya forget to do before he left Latvia?

a) ask Myra Menke to marry him.

b) carry Madame Zeroni up the mountain.

c) give Madame Zeroni money.

b) carry Madame Zeroni up the mountain.

300

Who does Katherine refuse to go on a date with?

a) Sam

b) Elya Yelnats

c) Trout Walker

300

What did one of the boys in Stanley's group steal from Mr. Sir?

a) his sunflower seeds

b) his sunglasses

c) his cigarettes

a) his sunflower seeds

400

Who's sneakers fall from the sky and hit Stanley in the head?

a) Madame Zeroni

b) Clyde Livingston

c) the Warden

b) Clyde Livingston

400

What is Zero's real name?

a) Hector Zeroni

b) Elya Zeroni

c) Zeroni Yelnats

a) Hector Zeroni

400

Why did Elya Yelnats leave Latvia?

a) he wanted to work in a factory in the U.S.

b) he was heartbroken because Myra Menke didn't choose him.

c) he was running away from the police.

b) he was heartbroken because Myra Menke didn't choose him.

400

Who was Mary Lou?

a) Kate's friend

b) the Warden

c) Sam's donkey (horse)

c) Sam's donkey (OR his boat)

400

Why were the other guys in the group mad at Stanley?

a) Stanley stole food from them.

b) Stanley stole Clyde Livingston's sneakers.

c) Zero helped Stanley dig his holes.

500

Why did everyone in Stanley's family name their son "Stanley"?

a) because Madame Zeroni told them to.

b) because Stanley is "Yelnats" spelled backwards.

c) it was an accident.

b) because Stanley is "Yelnats" spelled backwards.

500

Name at least 2 of the boys in D Tent that are NOT Stanley/Caveman or Zero.

X-Ray, Magnet, Zigzag, Armpit, Squid, Twitch

500

Myra Menke's father said Myra could get married when she was ___ years old.

a) 14

b) 15

c) 16

b) 15

500

What did Stanley find in his hole and give to X-Ray?

a) Sam's onions

b) Kate's peaches

c) Kate's lipstick

500

What was the first interesting thing that Stanley found digging?

a) a fish fossil

b) peaches

c) Kate Barlow's lipstick tube

a) a fish fossil