Chapters 16 - 20 Pages 72

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

Chapters 16 - 20 Pages 72 - 91

Multiple-choice exercise