Holes by Louis Sachar Holes Chapters 1 - 5 ------- Pages 3 – 20 1. Camp Green Lake is --------. a) one of the largest lakes in Texas b) a big dry lake where rattlesnakes and scorpions live c) a cool, shady lake with shade trees surrounding it 2. Stanley Yelnats was given the choice to -------------- . a) work at the community center for the entire summer or go to Camp Green Lake b) complete 60 hours of community service or go to jail c) go to jail or go to Camp Green Lake d) complete 60 hours of community service or go to Camp Green Lake 3. What does Stanley look like? a) thin b) overweight c) tall d) small and petite 4. Stanley's father is ----------. a) a musician b) a gypsy c) a farmer d) an inventor 5. What was special about Stanley's name? a) It was the first time anyone in his family had ever been named Stanley. b) It was spelled the same frontward and backward. c) It was given to him by Kate Barlow.
6. All the campers had -------. a) extra food and water b) cool clothes c) nicknames d) blisters ----------Key---------- Chapters 1 to 5 1. (b) 5. (b) 2. (c) 6. (c) 3. (b) 4. (d) Chapters 6 - 10 Pages 21 - 51 1. Where did Stanley get the pair of sneakers? a) Stanley stole them from a department store. b) The sneakers fell from the freeway overpass on his head. c) Stanley borrowed them from the homeless shelter. d) The sneakers were on sale at the mall. 2. Clyde "Sweet Feet" Livingston was a famous __________. a) baseball player b) golfer c) basketball player d) soccer player 3. The judge gave Stanley a choice between__________. a) 100 hours of community service at the homeless shelter or Camp Green Lake b) jail or Camp Green Lake c) 100 hours of community service at the homeless shelter or jail
4. Stanley's great-great-grandfather wanted __________. a) to buy a small pig farm b) to marry Myra c) to become a pig farmer d) to become a famous inventor 5. When Elya was sailing across the Atlantic he remembered _________. a) his father's words about marriage b) the words to the song Madame Zeroni had taught him c) he left his watch with Myra d) his promise to carry Madame Zeroni up the mountain Holes by Louis Sachar Holes Chapters 1 - 5 ------- Pages 3 - 20 1. Camp Green Lake is --------. a) one of the largest lakes in Texas b) a big dry lake where rattlesnakes and scorpions live c) a cool, shady lake with shade trees surrounding it 2. Stanley Yelnats was given the choice to -------------- . a) work at the community center for the entire summer or go to Camp Green Lake b) complete 60 hours of community service or go to jail c) go to jail or go to Camp Green Lake d) complete 60 hours of community service or go to Camp Green Lake 3. What does Stanley look like? a) thin b) overweight c) tall d) small and petite
4. Stanley's father is ----------. a) a musician b) a gypsy c) a farmer d) an inventor 5. What was special about Stanley's name? a) It was the first time anyone in his family had ever been named Stanley. b) It was spelled the same frontward and backward. c) It was given to him by Kate Barlow. 6. All the campers had -------. a) extra food and water b) cool clothes c) nicknames d) blisters ----------ANSWERS---------- Chapters 1 to 5 1. (b) 5. (b) 2. (c) 6. (c) 3. (b) 4. (d) Chapters 6 - 10 Pages 21 - 51 1. Where did Stanley get the pair of sneakers? a) Stanley stole them from a department store. b) The sneakers fell from the freeway overpass on his head. c) Stanley borrowed them from the homeless shelter. d) The sneakers were on sale at the mall.
2. Clyde "Sweet Feet" Livingston was a famous __________. a) baseball player b) golfer c) basketball player d) soccer player 3. The judge gave Stanley a choice between__________. a) 100 hours of community service at the homeless shelter or Camp Green Lake b) jail or Camp Green Lake c) 100 hours of community service at the homeless shelter or jail 4. Stanley's great-great-grandfather wanted __________. a) to buy a small pig farm b) to marry Myra c) to become a pig farmer d) to become a famous inventor 5. When Elya was sailing across the Atlantic he remembered ________. a) his father's words about marriage b) the words to the song Madame Zeroni had taught him c) he left his watch with Myra d) his promise to carry Madame Zeroni up the mountain 6. Stanley's nickname became __________. a) Caveman b) Lump c) Sweet Feet d) Barf Bag
7. Stanley found __________ in his hole. a) a silver coin b) a fossil of a fish c) a bead d) an arrowhead ----------ANSWERS---------1. (b) 6. (a) 2. (a) 7. (b) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (d) Chapters 11 - 15 Pages 52 - 71 1. Stanley wanted to work ___________ when he was older. a) digging holes b) training animals c) for the F.B.I. d) as a doctor 2. X-Ray told Caveman if he found something he should __________. a) give it to X-Ray b) save it to the next day and get the whole day off c) show it to the boys in Tent D d) hide it from the staff 3. Stanley blamed his misfortunes on ___________. a) his parents b) his teacher in school, Ms. P. Q. Snail c) his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather d) the police department
4. Stanley found __________ in the dirt. a) a pocket watch b) a key c) an engraved coin with the letters KB d) a gold tube 5. X-Ray was rewarded for finding the gold tube by a ride back to camp. a) a candy bar and a soda pop b) a double shower and clean clothes c) a double ice cream cone and 3 days rest 6. Stanley had been at Camp Green Lake for ___________. a) two months b) two weeks c) 1 year d) six months 7. How did the Warden know all the boys' names? a) The Warden had hidden microphones and cameras in the tents and the shower. b) The Warden had spies at Camp Green Lake that reported to her each evening. c) Mr. Pendanski told her all the nicknames he had learned during the counseling sessions. ----------ANSWERS---------1. (c) 4. (d) 2. (a) 5. (b) 4. (c) 6. (a)
Chapters 16 - 20 Pages 72 – 91 1. Stanley got a letter from ___________. a) his girlfriend b) his dad c) his mother d) Clyde Livingston 2. Zero never ___________. a) went to school b) played baseball in Little League c) heard of the little old lady who lived in a shoe d) went to counseling with Mr. Pendanski 3. Zero told Stanley __________. a) where the cameras were hidden b) that he didn't know how to read c) how to play a trick on the other boys d) where to find the hidden shovels 4. Magnet stole ________________. a) Squid's watch b) Zigzag's canteen c) Mr. Sir's sunflower seeds d) X-Ray's book 5. The Warden's secret ingredient in her nail polish was ___________. a) rattlesnake venom b) cherries c) turpentine d) fish oil
6. The Warden hurt Mr. Sir by ____________. a) slapping him b) pushing him in a hole c) hitting him with a shovel d) scratching him with her nails 7. What is the main idea of Chapters 16-20? a) Stanley receives a letter from home and writes one in return. b) A series of events cause the campers in Tent D, as well as the counselors, to become cruel towards one another to the point of physical violence. c) Stanley remains brave while he faces Mr. Sir. ----------ANSWERS---------1. (c) 5. (a) 2. (c) 6. (d) 3. (b) 7. (b) 4. (c) Chapters 21 - 25 Pages 92 - 111 1. How did Stanley's great-grandfather survive in the desert? a) He lived off cactus juice. b) He carried plenty of water with him. c) He found refuge on God's thumb. d) He found a cave with supplies. 2. ________ dug Stanley's hole while he went to talk to the Warden about the sunflower seeds. a) Squid b) Magnet c) X-Ray d) Zero
3. Stanley began teaching Zero ___________. a) how to read b) how to sing c) how to multiply d) how to dance 4. Stanley figures out the gold tube was really ____________. a) a bullet casing b) the top to an ink pen c) a lipstick container d) a pipe fitting 5. Katherine Barlow made good _______________. a) apple pie b) spiced peaches 6. Mary Lou, the donkey, ate nothing but _____________. a) clover b) onions c) oats d) barley 7. When someone got sick they went to see Doc Hawthorn and Sam. Sam gave them _________. a) onion concoctions b) magic potions c) apple cider d) herbal remedies
8. Sam fixed the leaky roof of the schoolhouse in exchange for _____. a) reading lessons b) money c) spiced peaches d) books 9. By the end of the first semester, Onion Sam _____________. a) had turned the old run-down schoolhouse into a building the whole town was proud of b) had learned to read as well as any of the sixth grade students c) was able to keep the books for Mr. Walker at the general store 10. Which sentence best summarizes the Chapter 25? a) Sick people in town would see Dr. Hawthorne or Sam the onion man. b) Sam would fix things for Kate Barlow in exchange for her spiced peaches. c) Kate Barlow and Sam kiss in the rain. d) Sam, the onion man who lived at Green Lake before the draught, helped sick people with his onion cures and fixed up the schoolhouse for Kate Barlow who fell in love with him. ----------Key---------1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (b) 6. (b) 7. (a) 8. (c) 9. (a) 10. (d)
Chapters 11 - 15 Pages 52 - 71 1. Stanley wanted to work ___________ when he was older. a) digging holes b) training animals c) for the F.B.I. d) as a doctor 2. X-Ray told Caveman if he found something he should __________. a) give it to X-Ray b) save it to the next day and get the whole day off c) show it to the boys in Tent D d) hide it from the staff 3. Stanley blamed his misfortunes on ___________. a) his parents b) his teacher in school, Ms. P. Q. Snail c) his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather d) the police department 4. Stanley found __________ in the dirt. a) a pocket watch b) a key c) an engraved coin with the letters KB d) a gold tube 5. X-Ray was rewarded for finding the gold tube by a ride back to camp, _________. a) a candy bar and a soda pop b) a double shower and clean clothes c) a double ice cream cone and 3 days rest
6. Stanley had been at Camp Green Lake for ___________. a) two months b) two weeks c) 1 year d) six months 7. How did the Warden know all the boys' names? a) The Warden had hidden microphones and cameras in the tents and the shower. b) The Warden had spies at Camp Green Lake that reported to her each evening. c) Mr. Pendanski told her all the nicknames he had learned during the counseling sessions. ----------Key---------1. (c) 4. (d) 2. (a) 5. (b) 4. (c) 6. (a) Chapters 16 - 20 Pages 72 - 91 1. Stanley got a letter from ___________. a) his girlfriend b) his dad c) his mother d) Clyde Livingston 2. Zero never ___________. a) went to school b) played baseball in Little League c) heard of the little old lady who lived in a shoe d) went to counseling with Mr. Pendanski
3. Zero told Stanley __________. a) where the cameras were hidden b) that he didn't know how to read c) how to play a trick on the other boys d) where to find the hidden shovels 4. Magnet stole ________________. a) Squid's watch b) Zigzag's canteen c) Mr. Sir's sunflower seeds 5. The Warden's secret ingredient in her nail polish was ___________. a) rattlesnake venom b) cherries c) turpentine d) fish oil 6. The Warden hurt Mr. Sir by ____________. a) slapping him b) pushing him in a hole c) hitting him with a shovel d) scratching him with her nails 7. What is the main idea of Chapters 16-20? a) Stanley receives a letter from home and writes one in return. b) A series of events cause the campers in Tent D, as well as the counselors, to be cruel towards one another to the point of violence. ----------Key---------1. (c) 5. (a) 2. (c) 6. (d) 3. (b) 7. (b) 4. (c)
Chapters 21 - 25 Pages 92 - 111 1. How did Stanley's great-grandfather survive in the desert? a) He lived off cactus juice. b) He carried plenty of water with him. c) He found refuge on God's thumb. d) He found a cave with supplies. 2. ________ dug Stanley's hole while he went to talk to the Warden about the sunflower seeds. a) Squid b) Magnet c) X-Ray d) Zero 3. Stanley began teaching Zero ___________. a) how to read b) how to sing c) how to multiply d) how to dance 4. Stanley figures out the gold tube was really ____________. a) a bullet casing b) the top to an ink pen c) a lipstick container d) a pipe fitting 5. Katherine Barlow made good _______________. a) apple pie b) spiced peaches 6. Mary Lou, the donkey, ate nothing but _____________. a) clover
b) onions c) oats d) barley 7. When someone got sick they went to see Doc Hawthorn and Sam. Sam gave them _________. a) onion concoctions b) magic potions c) apple cider d) herbal remedies 8. Sam fixed the leaky roof of the schoolhouse in exchange for ______. a) reading lessons b) money c) spiced peaches d) books 9. By the end of the first semester, Onion Sam _____________. a) had turned the old run-down schoolhouse into a building the whole town was proud of b) had learned to read as well as any of the sixth grade students c) was able to keep the books for Mr. Walker at the general store 10. Which sentence best summarizes the Chapter 25? a) Sick people in town would see Dr. Hawthorne or Sam the onion man. b) Sam would fix things for Kate Barlow in exchange for her spiced peaches. c) Kate Barlow and Sam kiss in the rain. d) Sam, the onion man who lived at Green Lake before the draught, helped sick people with his onion cures and fixed up the schoolhouse for Kate Barlow who fell in love with him.
----------Key---------1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (b) 6. (b) 7. (a) 8. (c) 9. (a) 10. (d)
