"Holes" Conflict Examples
What's the Word
Definition
Comprehension
Comprehension 2.0
100
X-Ray and Armpit are upset with Stanley that Zero is digging Stanley's holes for him.
What is: Man vs. Man
100
Easily broken, dainty, delicate
What is: Frail
100
Mirage
What is: A visual phenomenon; hallucination; vision
100
When the Warden, Mr. Sir, and Mr. Pendanski find Stanley and Zero in the hole, what stops the Warden from moving towards the boys?
What is: The yellow-spotted lizards
100
When walking through the desert, why does Stanley wonder if he is delirious?
What is: He likes himself and is proud of himself for how far he has come.
200
Elya told his wife, Sarah, that she should leave him because he was cursed.
What is: Man vs. Self
200
In an ordered way; step by step
What is: Systematic
200
Protruding
What is: Thrusting outward; sticking out
200
What does the Warden mean when she says "It won't be long now" after finding the boys in the hole?
What is: The lizards will bite the boys and they will die soon. After they are dead,the Warden can take the loot from them.
200
Who actually stole Clyde Livingston's shoes?
What is: Zero.
300
The people of Green Lake turn against Sam once they learn he kissed Kate.
What is: Man vs. Society
300
Mentally incoherent; confused
What is: Delirious
300
Increments
What is: Small increases; gains
300
What does the Warden tell the Attorney General and Ms. Morengo the boys have done?
What is: The Warden says that the boys stole the suitcase from her cabin.
300
What happened to Zero's mother?
What is: She left one day and never came back. Zero waited for her in the tunnel at the park.
400
Stanley has to keep digging holes even though it's difficult for him physically and mentally.
What is: Man vs. Self
400
Weak and inadequate; ineffective
What is: Feeble
400
Fugitive
What is: A person fleeing or hiding
400
Why won't Stanley leave the camp with his lawyer?
What is: Stanley doesn't want to leave Zero behind. He is afraid that they will kill him.
400
What does Stanley imagine as he's waiting in the hole?
What is: He and his mother rolling down a snow covered hill.
500
Kate seeks the sheriffs help to stop the townspeople from burning the school down. The sheriff won't do anything to help the school and tells Kate that Sam is going to be hung.
What is: Man vs. Man OR Man vs. Society
500
Lacking awareness; unresponsive to sensation
What is: Unconscious
500
Foothold
What is: Secure places to stand
500
Why does Ms. Morengo also take Zero with her and Stanley?
What is: They can't find records of his arrest or any regards in general about Hector (Zero).
500
What did Stanley and Zero learn as they sat in the hole and listened to the Warden and counselors talk?
What is: Stanley would have been released the day before because the judge said Stanley was innocent.