Characters/Setting
A barren, juvenile detention facility located in Texas
Camp Green Lake
Who gets sent to Camp Green Lake?
Boys who have committed crimes.
What does Stanley find in his second hole?
A fossil of a fish
What does Zero want Stanley to teach him?
He wants Stanley to teach him how to read
He is quiet and likes to dig holes.
Zero
Why does Stanley get sent to Camp Green Lake?
Stanley was convicted of stealing shoes.
What is X-Ray's real name?
Rex
Who steals Mr. Sirs sunflower seeds?
Magnet
She gave Stanley's great-great-grandfather a pig and cursed him because he forgot to carry her up the mountain.
Madame Zeroni
What is the dangerous reptile that likes to live in holes, and likes to eat sunflower seeds.
yellow-spotted lizard
How does X-Ray show that he is pleased with Stanley for giving him the golden tube and also advising him to wait one day to tell the counselors?
He tells Stanley to move up one place in the water line. Stanley is now in front of Zero.
What is the secret ingredient of the
Warden's nail polish?
rattlesnake venom
He is tough, mean, and enjoys eating sunflower seeds. Favorite saying "You're not in the Girl Scouts anymore."
Mr. Sir
Vocabulary: What does the word desolate mean?
It means barren, empty
What does the warden promise the boys if they find something else?
The boys are promised a double shower and the day off.
According to ZigZag how did the Warden know all their names?
She has hidden cameras and microphones all over the camp.
He seems friendly, but he's really mean. The campers call him "Mom"
Mr. Pendanski
Name all the campers in the story.
Stanley "Caveman", X-ray, Zero, Squid, Magnet, Zigzag, Armpit
How does Stanley feel about each hole he digs?
He feels each hole is harder to dig than the last
Why does Stanley suddenly collapse?
Zigzag accidentally hits Stanley in the head with his shovel