Chapters 6 - 10 Pages 21

The showers at Camp Green Lake were ____________.
1. warm and relaxing
2. short and cold
3. long and cold
4. extremely hot
Where did Stanley get the pair of sneakers?
1. Stanley stole them from a department store.
2. The sneakers fell from the freeway overpass on his head.
3. Stanley borrowed them from the homeless shelter.
4. The sneakers were on sale at the mall.
Clyde "Sweet Feet" Livingston was a famous __________.
1. baseball player
2. golfer
3. basketball player
4. soccer player
The judge gave Stanley a choice between__________.
1. 100 hours of community service at the homeless shelter or Camp Green Lake
2. jail or Camp Green Lake
3. 100 hours of community service at the homeless shelter or jail
Stanley's great-great-grandfather wanted __________.
1. to buy a small pig farm
2. to marry Myra
3. to become a pig farmer
4. to become a famous inventor
Madame Zeroni would help Elya in exchange for __________.
1. a trip up the mountain to drink from the spring
2. a trip to America
3. Elya singing to her each night
4. being a companion to Madame Zeroni
Myra picked her husband by __________.
1. tossing a lucky coin
2. having the men chose a number between 1 and 10
3. singing a magic riddle
4. choosing the one she loved
When Elya was sailing across the Atlantic he remembered __________.
1. his father's words about marriage
2. the words to the song Madame Zeroni had taught him
3. he left his watch with Myra
4. his promise to carry Madame Zeroni up the mountain
After coming to America, Elya __________.
1. was cursed with disasters
2. was lucky finding a gold mine
3. had 20 children
4. was unhappy and wanted to return home
After digging their holes, each boy __________.
1. spat into the hole
2. had a difficult time climbing out
3. shoveled out one extra scoop of dirt
4. whistled a victory tune
X-Ray told Stanley ____________.
1. he'd feel better in the morning
2. every day the digging became easier
3. the second hole was more fun to dig
4. the second hole was the hardest
Stanley's nickname became __________.
1. Caveman
2. Lump
3. Sweet Feet
4. Barf Bag
Stanley found __________ in his hole.
1. a silver coin
2. a fossil of a fish
3. a bead
4. an arrowhead
Which sequence best describes the order of events in these chapters?

1) Elya left Latvia in a boat headed for America.
2) Elya spoke to Madame Zeroni about his love for Myra.
3) Myra couldn't decide between Igor or Elya.
4) Elya carried a pig up the mountain to the stream.
5) Madame Zeroni agreed to help Elya.
1. 2, 5, 1, 4, 3
2. 2, 5, 4, 1, 3
3. 2, 5, 4, 3, 1
4. 4, 3, 1, 5, 2
Which statement from Holes contains an opinion?
1. Stanley walked to Zero's hole and watched him measure it with his shovel.
2. Zero pulled himself up to the surface. He didn't even smile.
3. Zigzag had to be the "weirdest dude" Stanley had ever seen.
4. He had a long skinny neck, and a big round head and wild frizzy blond hair that stuck out in all directions.
Which statement about Holes contains a cause-effect relationship?
1. Stanley was proud of himself after digging his first hole.
2. If you've ever been close enough to see the yellow spots on the lizard, you are probably dead.
3. Stanley stood in the shower and let the cold water pour over his hot and sore body.
4. X-ray and Armpit liked to play pool.

Chapters 6 - 10 Pages 21 - 51

Multiple-choice exercise