Chapters 11 - 15 Pages 52

Stanley wanted to work ___________ when he was older.
1. digging holes
2. training animals
3. for the F.B.I.
4. as a doctor
X-Ray told Caveman if he found something he should __________.
1. give it to X-Ray
2. save it to the next day and get the whole day off
3. show it to the boys in Tent D
4. hide it from the staff
To pass the time digging Stanley day dreamed about ________.
1. eating an ice cream sundae
2. being at the beach with cool breezes
3. Armpit or Squid fighting Derrick Dunne
4. taking a long, hot, bubble bath
Stanley blamed his misfortunes on ___________.
1. his parents
2. his teacher in school, Ms. P. Q. Snail
3. his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather
4. the police department
Stanley found __________ in the dirt.
1. a pocket watch
2. a key
3. an engraved coin with the letters KB
4. a gold tube
X-Ray was rewarded for finding the gold tube by a ride back to camp, _________.
1. a candy bar, and a soda pop
2. a double shower, and clean clothes
3. a double ice cream cone, and 3 days rest
Stanley had been at Camp Green Lake for ___________.
1. two months
2. two weeks
3. 1 year
4. six months
Why do you think X-Ray was so grumpy the morning after the "find"?
1. X-Ray missed home.
2. X-Ray felt guilty.
3. X-Ray didn't want to be a hero.
4. X-Ray wanted to see his family and friends.
The Warden wanted the dirt ___________.
1. boxed up
2. moved to camp
3. watered down
4. dug twice
How did the Warden know all the boys' names?
1. The Warden had hidden microphones and cameras in the tents, the Wreck Room and the shower.
2. The Warden had spies at Camp Green Lake that reported to her each evening.
3. Mr. Pendanski told her all the nicknames he had learned during the counseling sessions.
From which point of view is Holes written?
1. first
2. second
3. third
The author, Louis Sachar, probably wrote Holes ________________.
1. to persuade teenagers to obey the law
2. to inform readers what life in a detention camp was like
3. to entertain readers with an interesting story
4. to help youth learn how to live a survive a detention camp
Which question does Holes Chapters 11-15 answer?
1. Will Stanley get out of Camp Green Lake the same as when he went in?
2. What happens when Stanley finds an interesting object in his hole?
3. Will the Warden find additional objects by digging the dirt twice?
4. What does KB stand for?
One thing was certain: They weren't just digging to "build character".

This passage implies ____________.
1. The boys were all innocent of the crimes they were charged with and didn't need character building.
2. The boys were in need of character education as well as strength building.
3. The Warden wanted the boys to dig to find a missing object, not for the good it was to their character.

Chapters 11 - 15 Pages 52 - 71

Multiple-choice exercise