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Sequencing and Connections
Fill in the Holes
That's Ironic and Characters
Static/Dynamic/Flat/ Round/Wild cards
Conflicts
_______vs. _______
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Put the following events in order (according to when they took place in time, not in order according to when they are mentioned in the book), so chronological order: A. Kate Barlow buries her treasure B. Sam is killed C. Kate Barlow robs Stanley Yelnats D. Stanley is arrested
What is (in order from earliest to more recent) B, C, A, D
100
Where did the sploosh found in the desert come from?
What is from the boat that sank. It was Kate Barlow's spiced peaches and when Sam was shot on the boat he had the sploosh with him.
100
Explain why it's ironic: "Welcome to Camp Green Lake"
What is there is no lake-it's all dry
100
Who is the antagonist of the novel Holes and why?
What is The Warden because in the book she works against Stanley, like when she tried to take the treasure in the suitcase.
100
Example of Person vs. Machine:
What is example answer: Stanley vs. shovel because Stanley has a hard time digging his hole on the first day.
200
Put the following events in order (according to when they took place in time, not in order according to when they are mentioned in the book), so chronological order:HINT: these follow the last set. A. Stanley digs his first hole. B. Stanley agrees to teach Zero to read C. Stanley finds a gold tube D. Stanley meets Mr. Sir
What is (in order from earliest to more recent): D, A, C, B
200
Who was the woman sitting with Zero at the end of the book? A. his mother B. his grandmother C. the Warden D. Kate Barlow
What is A. his mother
200
Explain why it's ironic: In the end the camp was going to be used as a girl scout camp.
What is because Mr. Sir would always say "this isn't the girl scouts", and in the end it turned into one.
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Is Stanley a static or dynamic character? Why?
What is Dynamic because he changes. At first he was fat and not respected, but in the end he gains respect and is popular and confident. He thought he was just unlucky but then learns he could change his fate (the curse). He also changes his thoughts. For example at first he didn't think much of Zero, but near the end they become good friends and he teaches him to read and realizes Zero is really goos at math.
200
Example of Person vs. Fate
What is example: Stanley vs. curse because he had no control over the family curse.
300
How is Elya Yelnats related to Stanley? A. great grandfather B. grandmother C. great-great grandfather D. father
What is C. great-great grandfather
300
Who is the Warden a descendant of?
What is Trout Walker
300
The boat that sheltered Zero in the middle of the lake belonged to? A. no one B. Kate Barlow C. Stanley D. Sam
What is D. Sam
300
Is Mr. Sir a flat or round character in Holes and why?
What is Mr. Sir is a flat character because he is just mean. For example, he did not give Stanley water, would yell at the boys, and says the same thing over and over of "this isn't the girl scouts".
300
Example of Person vs. Nature
What is example: Stanley vs. mountain or Stanley versus hot climate because he had a hard time getting up the mountain or because he was thirsty all the time.
400
Why was the suitcase with Stanley Yelnats name buried in the hole?
What is Kate Barlow robbed the first Stanley Yelnats and took his treasure and put it in the suitcase and buried it in the hole.
400
How were onions able to grow on top of Big Thumb and whose onions were they?
What is the water ran uphill and that is where Sam had his onion patch.
400
Who is the protagonist of Holes and why?
What is Stanley Yelnats because in the novel is the story about Stanely and in the book it talks about how he was arrested, sent to Camp Green lake, his family, and how he never gave up even against the odds of being cursed, etc. . .
400
What are three settings and three symbols in the novel Holes?
What is (some answers could be) Settings: Camp Green Lake-flashbacks to the actual town from 100 years before the lake dried up, and also where the current detention faculty is in present time-90's, Big Thumb-climax of book, Latvia village-flashback to where Elya lived in the 1800's Symbols: onion-layers of history or healing, hot fudge sundae-better life, Big Thumb-hope, mountain-obstacles, rattlesnake tattoo-warning, yellow spotted lizards-warning of danger, etc. . .
400
Example of Person vs. Self
What is Stanley versus Stanley is one example with many situations...for example when he was arguing with himself whether to go look for Zero or not.
500
Why don't the lizards bite Stanley and Zero?
What is because they ate so many onions and lizards do not like onion blood.
500
Why was it good that Stanley carried Zero up the mountain?
What is It broke the curse. The Yelnat family was cursed when Stanley's great-great grandfather, Elya, wouldn't carry Madame Zeroni, who was Zero's great-great grandmother, up the mountain. This cursed all of the Yelnat descendants, but when Stanley carried Zero up it broke the curse.
500
Why was Stanley and Zero's lullaby so similar?
What is because they came from the same song originally, from when Madame Zeroni taught it to Elya to sing to the pig, but it was passed down through different families and changed so it would rhyme in English.
500
Which of the following is an example of person vs. person? a. Mr. Sir vs. the Warden b. Stanley vs. mountain c. Stanley vs. the shovel d. Stanley vs. the curse
What is a. Mr. Sir vs. the Warden because the Warden slashed Mr. Sir with the nail polish with rattlesnake venom when they were disagreeing.
500
Example of Person vs. Society
What is Kate Barlow vs. town or Stanley vs. the court. Kate was called a devil by the town for kissing a black man and Stanley was innocent but proven guilty for stealing Clyd's shoes.