Chapters 36 - 40 Pages 160 - 181

1. Zero _________ as he and Stanley walked towards Big Thumb.
a) ran ahead
b) had to stop to throw up
c) led the way
d) fell behind

2. To keep Zero walking Stanley _____________.
a) asked him to spell words to keep his mind distracted
b) sang the If Only song to him
c) told Zero about his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather
d) told jokes to make Zero laugh

3. What scared Stanley the most about dying was ____________.
a) letting the Warden win
b) the pain he would feel
c) leaving his family
d) not saying goodbye to his friends at school

4. Zero cut his hands ________________.
a) on the brambles on the cliff side
b) on the broken jars in the burlap sack
c) by holding onto the shovel while Stanley climbed up
d) on a sharp rock as he climbed up the mountain

5. Stanley thought there must be water on Big Thumb when he saw _________.
a) weeds and bugs
b) footprints
c) clouds
d) dew on the rocks

6. Why did Stanley leave the shovel behind?
a) The shovel was broken and no longer of any use.
b) Stanley forgot to pick up the shovel, and it was too far back to turn around to get it.
c) Stanley left the shovel so he would have two arms to carry Zero.

7. Stanley found ___________ to eat.
a) onions
b) bird eggs
c) nuts
d) berries

8. Zero wanted to eat _______________.
a) a pepperoni pizza
b) a hot fudge sundae
c) a hamburger and fries
d) a candy bar

9. Stanley had carried Zero ___________.
a) only a short distance
b) a very long ways

10. Which sequence best describes the order of events in Holes?
1) Stanley went down the mountain to get the shovel.
2) Zero cut deep gashes in his hands as he held on to the metal blade of the shovel.
3) Stanley and Zero ate an onion.
4) Zero and Stanley packed the unbroken jars in the burlap sack before leaving the Mary Lou.
5) Stanley spotted weeds and bugs.

a) 4, 2, 5, 3, 1
b) 4, 2, 3, 1, 5
c) 4, 2, 1, 5, 3
d) 2, 1, 4, 3, 5

11. Which question does this section of Holes answer?
a) Will Stanley and Zero be rescued from God's Thumb?
b) Will Zero learn who the Mary Lou is named after?
c) What will Stanley and Zero eat to stay alive?
d) Will a yellow spotted lizard attack Stanley?

12. Based on the story, it is likely that in the future ___________.
a) Zero will become stronger by eating onions
b) the boys will go back to Camp Green Lake each year for a visit
c) the boys will see Sam, the onion man
d) the boys will become sick from drinking the poisonous water



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1. (b)
2. (a)
3. (c)
4. (c)
5. (a)
6. (c)
7. (a)
8. (b)
9. (b)
10. (a)
11. (c)
12. (a)