Chapters 26 - 30 Pages 112 - 140
Multiple-choice exercise
Choose the correct answer for each question.
What was the town people's reaction to Sam kissing Kate?
- The town's people wanted to hang Sam.
- No one cared.
- The people in the town wanted to run Sam out of town.
Sam left the town by _________.
- donkey
- row boat
- foot
- wagon
What happened to Sam?
- The townspeople hung Sam.
- Sam escaped the angry mob.
- Sam was shot and killed.
- Sam left town with Kate.
Kate became _____________.
- a feared outlaw
- a sheriff
- a doctor
- an onion grower
Stanley was afraid that Mr. Sir __________.
- wouldn't let Mr. Pendanski drive the water truck
- would take away his supper
- put something vile into his canteen
- would force him to dig an extra hole
Hector's last name was Zeroni, just like_________ last name.
- Myra's
- Sam's
- Stanley's great-great-grandfather's
- the gypsy's
After twenty years, Kate Barlow returned to Green Lake. When she returned she found __________.
- she really loved Trout Walker
- the lake had dried up
- the children still wanted her as a teacher
- Sam wasn't really dead
How did Kate Barlow die?
- She died in her sleep.
- Trout Walker shot her in the head.
- She was bitten by a lizard.
- Linda Miller hit her over the head with a shovel.
What was the connection between Kate Barlow and Stanley's great-grandfather?
- Kate Barlow was his sister.
- Kate Barlow had married him.
- Kate Barlow had robbed him and left him stranded in the desert.
- Kate Barlow took him to jail after he tried to kidnap her.
During the lightning storm Stanley thought he saw _________.
- God's thumb
- clouds bringing rain to Camp Green Lake
- his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather's face
- a donkey
The boys from Tent D gave Stanley a hard time because ____________.
- Zero was digging part of his hole
- he was so smart
- he could dig faster than them
- Mr. Sir liked him the best
After Mr. Pendanski called Zero stupid, Zero __________.
- told him to go jump in a lake
- showed him he could read
- hit him with the shovel then ran away
- kicked him and called him an evil man
The Warden is most like a descendant of _____________.
- Madame Zeroni
- Stanley Yelnats
- Onion Sam
- Trout Walker
Who is the speaker in this line from Holes?
"Excuse me?"
- the Warden
- Armpit
- Mr. Pendanski
- Zero
Which statement from Holes contains a cause-effect relationship?
- Have you just been digging Caveman's hole for nothing?
- I know you mean well, Stanley, but face it. Zero's too stupid to learn to read.
- Zigzag make a gagging sound.
- The collar ripped and Stanley fell backward onto the dirt.
Which statement is NOT true about the theme of Holes?
- Luck, destiny and fate determine what happens.
- It's not my fault, I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
- Family heritage, customs, and stories passed down are important.
- Surviving in the city with bullying, drugs, and gangs is difficult.