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Holes Chapter Questions Liz
Holes Chapter Questions Liz
Holes
by Louis Sachar
Please answer the questions on this document. You do not have to
use full sentences, but you do have to put a page number that
shows where you found the answer. 1 and 2 have been done as an
example for you. If you use a quote from the book, like in 2, use
quotation marks.
Chapter: #1
1. What is Camp Green Lake like? Camp Green Lake is
in Texas. It is a dry brown wasteland, with no lake.
Hot, no shade. 95 degrees F. (pg. 3)
2. What is the rule to remember about snakes and
scorpions? If you dont bother them, they wont
bother you. (pg. 4)
3. Whats the worst thing to be bitten by?
A yellow spotted lizard. (P 4)
Chapter: #2
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Chapter: #5
13.Which tent is Stanley in?
Stanley stayed in tent D (p16)
14.How did Mr. Pendanski say to remember his name?
3 easy word combined pen, dance, key (p16)
15.What is Mr. Pendanskis nickname? Why do the boys call Mr. Pendanski that name?
Mom because he got a big fat heart (p19)
Chapter: #6
16.What sport did Clyde Sweet Feet Livingston play?
Basketball (p22)
17.How did Sweet Feet get that nickname?
I dont know this one
18.How did Stanley get Sweet Feets sneakers?
It fell from the sky z(p23)
19.What was unusual about the sneakers?
The shoe were anything but sweet
20.Who was supposed to have these sneakers?
Poor people (p24)
Chapter: #7
21.Youre not in the Girl Scouts. What does this really mean?
This mean, you cant be weak.
22.How did carrying the pig help the great great grandfather?
Make him stron31ger (p
23.How is sweating good for you?
Its a nature way of keeping you cool (p35)
24.What do the boys always do when they finish digging a hole?
i dont know
Chapter: #8
25.N In the box, draw a picture of a yellow-spotted lizard.
Chapter: # 9
Chapter: # 11
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31.Why does X-ray want to have Stanley tell him first if he finds anything?
Because X-ray stayed in the camp for almost a year now but doesnt find
Chapter: # 12
Chapter: #13
39.How was the object Stanley found described? It was a gold tube , its about as long and as
Because he had work hard and its also worth it. Because hes generous
Chapter: #14
43.Why do you think X-Ray was so crabby that morning?
Because he didnt get the day off yet(p64)
44.What time of day is it when X-Ray claims to find the object?
A little after sunrise (p65)
45.What does the Warden look like?
She has red hair, shes very tall (p66)
46.What is the Warden like?
The Warden is nice but evil at the same time.
47.Why do you think the Warden is interested in the object?
Because its the lipstick tube belong to kate barlow
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Chapter: #15
48.Why did the boys think that the Warden knew all their names?
Because theres hidden microphones and cameras everywhere (p71)
49.Why do you think Stanley is going to try to remember exactly where his hole had been the
day before?
Because he wanted to look again at that to see if theres another thing related around
there.
Chapter: #16
means she know he did a great job living in a horrible place (p75)
Chapter: #17
Chapter: #18
mean?
It means people who need to learn something like Zero.
57.Zero says that Stanley doesnt need to teach him to write, only to read. Why?
Because he could read and not feel stupid, he also can help out Stanley
58.Stanley writes his mother that the hard work is building character. Is it? Explain your
answer.
Not really building character doesnt need all the running and stuff, for me
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Chapter: #19
59.Stanley wonders why there werent any more racial tensions. What race is each boy?
X-ray, Armpit, Zero were black. He, squid, and Zigzag were white. Magnet was Hispanic.
(p84)
60.What does Stanley mean when he says that they were all the same: reddish brown?
Because they had to dig and dirt cover them all
62.Why did Stanley take the blame for stealing the sunflower seeds?
Because he didnt want to cause trouble for anyone (p86)
Chapter: #20
63.When the Wardens nail touches Stanleys wound, how does it feel? Why?
It feels painful because it cause someone to jump back (p90)
64.Why does she hurt Mr. Sir?
Because he was he was annoying her (p90)
65.How is Stanley supposed to get back to the holes?
By the truck but mr.sir didnt drive (p91)
66.Do you think the nail polish is really poisonous? Explain why or why not.
Yes because it is made from rattle snake venom, and mr sir got hurt by it (p91)
Chapter: #21
67.How did Stanleys great grandfather survive? Who had rescued him? Was he crazy?
Somehow. He was rescued by a couple of rattlesnake hunters. When they found him, he
Chapter: #22
69.How do you think Zero knew that Stanley hadnt stole the sneakers?
I dont know, maybe he just guess
70.Who was Kate Barlow?
The kissing outlaw (p100)
71.Describe how Stanley and Zero will be helping each other.
Stanley will teach Zero the alphabets and Zero will help him dig his hole.
Chapter: #23
Chapter: #24
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74.Why didnt Stanley let Zero dig his hole?
Not stated in chap 24
75.Why did Mr. Sir pour out Stanleys water?
Because he was mad about the sunflower seed incident where the Warden scratch him
Chapter: #25
79.List three other things that are acceptable today, that didnt used to be acceptable years
ago.
Black people arent allow to attend classes (p109)
I dont know the 2 others
Chapter: #26
Chapter: #27
Chapter: #28
Chapter: #30
prove he was never here. [p63 (I use the one in the folder because I forgot my book at
school )]
10.Why did they decide to erase all records of Zero?
Because if he die, they would deny having him that the camp (p63)
11.Why should Stanley tell the Warden about where the lipstick really was found? Why
all day.
Chapter: #32
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Chapter: #33
Chapter: #34
Chapter: #35
19.What words describe how Zero looks? Why does Zero look like this?
Half-rotten, with sunken eyes and a drooping smile. His lips were so pale they were almost
white, and his tongue seemed to flop around uselessly in his mouth as he spoke. Because
I dont know
Chapter: #36
Chapter: #37
from this?
Chapter: #38
Chapter: #39
Chapter: #40
Chapter: #41
Chapter: #42
39.Stanley and Zero are connected by the crime of stealing Livingstons shoes. Who did the
crime, and who got punished for it?
40.Stanley thought that getting hit by the tennis shoes was fate or destiny, then he thought it
was just a coincidence, now he thinks it is destiny again. What do you think?
Chapter: #43
Chapter: #44
Chapter: #45
Chapter: #46
Chapter: #47
55.When Zero said Satan and Sa-tanlee what was he figuring out?
56.What does A.G. stand for?
57.Who is Mrs. Walker? Where have we heard that name before?
Chapter: #48
58.Do the lawyer and Attorney General believe the Wardens story about the suitcase?
59.Why cant they find Zeros files?
60.Why did Squid (Alan) tell Stanley to call his mother and apologize?
Chapter: #49
Chapter: #50
Book Review
4. Who should read it? Do you recommend it to other Year 7 classes? Explain.
5. What rating do you give this book? Choose one from below:
A. I couldnt put it down, it was so good!
B. It was pretty good, and I wish the book hadnt ended so soon.
C. It could have been better, but I still enjoyed it.
D. It was hard to stay awake, and I cant remember if I finished it.
E. I guess Id rather eat my moms cooked liver than read it.
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