Vocabulary
Vocabulary 2
Part I
Part II
Part III
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What is Perseverance?
not giving up
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What is the definition of a Drawl?
Speech characterized by lengthened, drawn out vowels.
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What is the worst thing that can happen to a boy at Camp Green Lake?
Being bitten by a lizard.
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What did Zero do for Stanley in return for him teaching Zero how to read?
Zero dug Stanley's holes.
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How did Stanley's lawyer get involved in the case?
She was his father's patent lawyer and he told her the story.
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What is the definition of Humiliating?
Being disgraced
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What is the definition of Refuge?
protection or shelter
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What was Stanley's excuse when he was accused of stealing sneakers from Clyde Livingston?
He said they just fell from the sky.
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What did the Warden, Mr. Pendanski, and Mr. Sir do to cover up Zero's absence?
Got rid of all of Zero's paperwork
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Why did Stanley's lawyer say she would help Zero?
Since the camp had no records of him, they were not allowed to keep him there.
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What is the definition of a Curse
appeals for evil or injury to befall someone or something
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What is the definition of Ventilation?
admitting fresh air to replace stale air
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What were the first two things Stanley found while digging his holes?
A fossil and a gold tube with "KB" etched on it.
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Where did Stanley find Zero hiding after they escaped camp?
Under a boat named "Mary Lou"
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What became of Camp Green Lake? Why is this ironic?
It became a girl scout camp and it is ironic because Mr. Sir always said "This ain't no girl scout camp."
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What is the definition of Familiar?
Often encountered, known
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What is the definition of Delirious?
mentally confused
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Who REALLY stole Mr. Sir's sunflower seeds?
Magnet
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What did Zero confess to Stanley
Zero took Clyde's shoes.
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Approximately how much money did Stanley and Zero each receive?
$1 million
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What is the definition of Throbbing?
Beating rapidly or violently
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What is the definition of Adjacent?
close together, next to
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Who is Sam?
Sam sold onions to the townspeople as a remedy. He had a donkey named Mary Lou. He kissed Kate Barlow and the townspeople were mad about it because Sam is black. Same and Kate had to leave town on his boat named "Mary Lou."
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What did Zero and Stanley find in the last hole they dug?
A suitcase with "Stanley Yelnats" on it
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Why is it ironic that Stanley carried Zero up the Big Thumb Mountain?
Stanley's great-great grandfather promised to carry Zero's great-great grandson up the mountain 110 years ago.