Chapters 31 - 35 Pages 141

After Zero ran away the Warden decided to ______________.
1. destroy all his records
2. go look for him
3. create a search team
4. call his mother
The new camper in Tent D was _________.
1. Spit
2. Rowdy
3. Twitch
4. Spot
Why wouldn't the water truck go when Stanley first tried?
1. The engine was flooded.
2. The keys weren't in the ignition.
3. Stanley was pushing the brake instead of the gas.
4. Stanley hadn't put the truck in gear.
What happened to Stanley as he was driving the truck?
1. Stanley ran out of gas.
2. Stanley had driven straight into a hole.
3. Stanley hit the Warden's cabin.
4. Stanley flew across the desert.
After the wreck Stanley ___________.
1. was taken to the hospital
2. ran away
3. went to the Warden's cabin
4. apologized to Mr. Sir
In the desert Stanley found ___________.
1. a canteen
2. a shovel
3. an empty sack of sunflower seeds
4. an orange jumpsuit
Stanley began to see ___________ as he walked across the desert.
1. clouds
2. mirages
3. footprints
4. more and more holes
The name of the boat was _____________.
1. Mary Lou
2. Yelnats's Dream
3. Kissin' Kate
4. Onion Sam
Zero had been camping out _______________.
1. beside a small lake
2. in a small cave
3. on Big Thumb
4. under the boat
Stanley figured the sploosh was __________.
1. really apple cider
2. over 100 years old
3. buried under the boat by the Warden
4. poisonous
Based on the book Holes one can conclude that sploosh is really __________.
1. Kate Barlow's spiced peaches
2. Onion Sam's pickled onions
3. Trout Walker's whiskey
4. Linda Miller's apples
Which statement is NOT true about the theme of Holes?
1. Fate - Stanley's great-great-grandfather was "cursed" because he did not carry Madame Zeroni up the mountain as he had promised.
2. Friendship - Stanley forms a special friendship with Zero, whom he teaches to read.
3. Hopeful - Stanley and Zero think they have found Big Thumb.
4. Revenge - X-Ray and Armpit place a rattlesnake on Barf Bag's bed after Barf Bag told Mr. Sir they were taking extra food.
Which sequence best describes the order of events in Holes?

1) Stanley found Zero hiding under a rowboat.
2) The truck went into a hole.
3) Twitch took Zero's empty bed at Camp Green Lake.
4) Stanley ran away from Camp Green Lake.
5) Stanley took off across the desert in Mr. Sir's truck.
1. 3, 5, 2, 4, 1
2. 3, 4, 5, 2, 1
3. 3, 4, 1, 2, 5
4. 3, 5, 4, 1, 2
Which question does this section of Holes answer?
1. What reaction does Stanley's mother have over his disappearance?
2. What kept Zero alive in the desert?
3. Will Mr. Sir follow Stanley out into the dry lake bed?
4. Will Stanley and Zero survive living out on the desert?

Chapters 31 - 35 Pages 141 - 159

Multiple-choice exercise