Holes Chapters 1 - 5 ------- Pages 3

Camp Green Lake is --------.
1. one of the largest lakes in Texas
2. a big dry lake where rattlesnakes and scorpions live
3. a cool, shady lake with shade trees surrounding it
Campers DON'T want to get bitten by a ---------, even if it means they would be allowed to spend time recovering in the tent, instead of having to dig a hole out on the lake.
1. yellow-spotted lizard
2. rattlesnake
3. scorpion
4. spider
Stanley Yelnats was given the choice to -------------- .
1. work at the community center for the entire summer or go to Camp Green Lake
2. complete 60 hours of community service or go to jail
3. go to jail or go to Camp Green Lake
4. complete 60 hours of community service or go to Camp Green Lake
The difference between Camp Fun and Games and Camp Green Lake was that ---.
1. Camp Fun and Games was imagined and Camp Green Lake was real
2. Camp Fun and Games had soccer and Camp Green Lake had swimming
3. at Camp Fun and Games campers lived in tents and at Camp Green Lake campers lived cabins
What does Stanley look like?
1. thin
2. overweight
3. tall
4. small and petite
Stanley's father is ----------.
1. a musician
2. a gypsy
3. a farmer
4. an inventor
What was special about Stanley's name?
1. It was the first time anyone in his family had ever been named Stanley.
2. It was spelled the same frontward and backward.
3. It was given to him by Kate Barlow.
Stanley's trip to Camp Green Lake was -----.
1. very short, only 15 minutes
2. a hot nine hour long trip
3. a two day trip up a winding mountain passageway
4. a nice coastal trip
Why did Mr. Sir eat so many sunflower seeds?
1. Mr. Sir wanted to be a professional baseball player and baseball players eat sunflower seeds.
2. Mr. Sir believed sunflower seeds were good for his health.
3. Mr. Sir ate sunflower seeds in place of smoking.
4. Sunflower seeds were given to Camp Green Lake by the government which made them plentiful.
Stanley's work and resting clothes were rotated every ----.
1. three days
2. day
3. three weeks
4. month
Why did Camp Green Lake have no guard towers or electric fences?
1. Guns were used to shoot runaways.
2. Mines were planted around the perimeter of the camp.
3. There was no water for 100 miles and so running away would be suicide.
All the campers had -------.
1. extra food and water
2. cool clothes
3. nicknames
4. blisters
Which question does Chapters 1-5 answer?
1. Will Stanley make friends at Camp Green Lake?
2. Did Stanley commit the crime for which he was convicted?
3. Will Stanley have trouble digging a five-foot deep hole?
4. Will Stanley's father invent a way to recycle old sneakers?
Which sentence from Holes supports the conclusion that the temperature at Camp Green Lake is exceedingly hot?
1. The only trees are two old oaks on the eastern edge of the "lake".
2. The campers are forbidden to lie in the hammock.
3. During the summer the daytime temperature hovers around ninety-five degrees in the shade-if you can find any shade.
4. There once was a very large lake here, the largest lake in Texas.
Which statement from Holes is an opinion?
1. Stanley Yelnats was the only passenger on the bus, not counting the driver or the guard.
2. When Stanley was younger he used to play with stuffed animals, and pretend the animals were at camp.
3. Stanley was not a bad kid.
4. Stanley's father was also named Stanley Yelnats.

Holes Chapters 1 - 5 ------- Pages 3 - 20

Multiple-choice exercise