Chapters 16 - 20 Pages 72 - 91
Multiple-choice exercise
Choose the correct answer for each question.
Stanley got a letter from ___________.
- his girlfriend
- his dad
- his mother
- Clyde Livingston
Zero never ___________.
- went to school
- played baseball in Little League
- heard of the little old lady who lived in a shoe
- went to counseling with Mr. Pendanski
Stanley got hurt when __________.
- he fell into the hole
- he was bitten by a rattlesnake
- Zigzag's shovel caught him in the side of the head
- he fell on his collar bone
Zero told Stanley __________.
- where the cameras were hidden
- that he didn't know how to read
- how to play a trick on the other boys
- where to find the hidden shovels
Stanley caught Squid ___________.
- sneaking extra food
- playing a trick on X-Ray
- throwing up
- crying
Magnet stole ________________.
- Squid's watch
- Zigzag's canteen
- Mr. Sir's sunflower seeds
- X-Ray's book
__________ was caught by Mr. Sir with the burlap bag.
- Squid
- Magnet
- X-Ray
- Stanley
The Warden's secret ingredient in her nail polish was ___________.
- rattlesnake venom
- cherries
- turpentine
- fish oil
The Warden hurt Mr. Sir by ____________.
- slapping him
- pushing him in a hole
- hitting him with a shovel
- scratching him with her nails
Which statement from Holes is an opinion?
- As Stanley entered the Wreck Room, he could hear X-Ray's voice from all the way across the room.
- The only famous authors he could think of were Charles Dickens, William Shakespeare, and Mark Twain.
- By lunchtime the Warden was beginning to lose her patience.
- Mr. Sir reminded them that they weren't Girl Scouts.
Based on the story, it is likely that ________________.
- Mr. Sir will die from his wounds
- the Warden will hurt others to get her way
- the Warden will keep buying the poisonous nail polish
- the Warden will hire someone to replace Mr. Sir
Which statement from Holes contains a cause-effect relationship?
- Stanley spent more time pushing the wheelbarrow than digging, because he was such a slow digger.
- It felt good to walk in the shade of the two oak trees.
- He looked up from his hole to see the water truck and its trailing dust cloud.
- They continued to dig until late afternoon, long after all the other groups had finished for the day.