1. Zero didn't go to the homeless shelter very often because ____________.
a) he thought the beds weren't comfortable
b) he didn't like the food they served
c) he didn't want to become a ward of the state
d) he didn't like sleeping inside
2. What did Zero do to get sent to Camp Green Lake?
a) Zero was caught trying to break into the coffee shop.
b) Zero tried to walk out of a shoe store with a new pair of sneakers.
c) Zero stole food from the grocery store.
d) Zero broke into a boat in the harbor to try to find a dry place to sleep.
3. Zero and Stanley lived off ________.
a) onions
b) peaches
c) a pig they caught
d) greens
4. How had Camp Green Lake changed Stanley?
a) Stanley began praying for the first time.
b) Stanley felt hatred for an adult for the first time.
c) Stanley wanted to fight every bully.
d) Stanley liked himself now.
5. What memory did Zero have from his infancy?
a) swinging with his mother pushing him
b) eating oatmeal for breakfast each morning
c) his mother singing to him
d) his daddy coming home from work each night
6. Stanley and Zero decided to __________.
a) return to Camp Green Lake and beg the Warden for forgiveness
b) hike in the opposite direction from Camp Green Lake
c) dig in the hole where Stanley found the tube
7. Neither boy wanted __________.
a) to find a rattlesnake
b) to be the first to drink water
c) to find the Mary Lou
d) to eat the onions
8. Zero had a stuffed _________ when he was little.
a) giraffe
b) elephant
c) teddy bear
d) dog
9. After reaching the camp, the boys _________.
a) marched right up to the Warden's cabin
b) began digging right away
c) waited for the camp to fall asleep
d) headed for the shower for water
10. While Stanley dug the hole, Zero _______.
a) rested
b) woke the boys in Tent D
c) stole an extra shovel from camp
d) went after water and cereal
11. After Zero and Stanley found the metal case, ___________.
a) the Warden found the boys
b) the boys opened the case and discovered gold
c) the boys sat down to rest
d) the boys tried to pry open the lock
12. After finding the suitcase Stanley discovered he ______________.
a) was too tired to open it
b) was standing in a lizard nest
c) couldn't get the lock open
13. Which sentence from Holes supports the conclusion that the Warden was after the chest the whole time?
a) No one cares about Hector Zeroni.
b) He forced the tip of the shovel between the dirt and the top of the metal case and tried to wedge it free.
c) "Thank you," said the Warden. "You boys have been a big help."
d) He dug with his hands until he found the leather handle, and then he pulled the suitcase up and out of the dirt.
14. Which statement from Holes is an opinion?
a) It was heavy. He handed it up to Zero.
b) A light was shining in his face.
c) I'm going to try to dig a hole underneath it.
d) The hole was wide enough for him to hold the shovel lengthwise and dig sideways into the wall.
15. Who is the speaker of this line from Holes?
I'm good at sneaking in and out of places.
a) the Warden
b) Stanley
c) Mr. Sir
d) Zero
16. Who is the speaker of these lines from Holes?
I was never a Cub Scout. I wasn't good at social stuff like that. Kids made fun of me because I was fat.
a) Clyde "Sweet Feet" Livingston
b) Stanley
c) X-Ray
d) Derrick Dunne
17. Look at the graphic organizer.
Which event belongs in the empty box?
a) Zero was arrested when he stole a new pair of shoes.
b) Zero apologizes to Stanley and Stanley sings Zero the song that Madame Zeroni taught his great-great- grandfather.
c) The Warden talks about how she grew up digging holes with her parents.
d) Zero finds frosted flakes, which he and Stanley both find revoltingly sweet after more than a week of eating only onions.
18. Read these lines from the song If Only.
I am no plane. I'm more like a feather.
The author uses the metaphor and simile to show Stanley is going through life
a) without direct goals
b) with purpose
c) targeting desires
d) striving to obtain wishes
19. Read this paragraph.
When Stanley and Zero reach God's thumb it becomes clear that this is Sam's old onion patch, a place where, according to Sam, water runs uphill. At this point the real parallels between Elya Yelnats and Madame Zeroni's story and Stanley and Zero's story become clear. Elya Yelnats promised to carry Madame Zeroni up a mountain to a stream where the water ran uphill and then sing her the song about the wolf and the woodpecker. Although Elya never fulfills this promise, his descendent, Stanley Yelnats, carries Madame Zeroni's descendent up a hill to a place where the water runs uphill and then sings him that same song.
Choose the best concluding sentence for the paragraph.
a) The song is about a hundred-year curse that keeps repeating generation after generation.
b) Elya gets on a boat bound for America, forgetting his promise to Madame Zeroni.
c) By doing this, Stanley demonstrates true dedication and perseverance, qualities that Elya obviously lacked when he broke his promise to Madame Zeroni.
d) Even though Elya works very hard, he has a lot of bad luck and begins to believe that Madame Zeroni has cursed him.
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1. (c)
2. (b)
3. (a)
4. (d)
5. (c)
6. (c)
7. (b)
8. (a)
9. (c)
10. (d)
11. (a)
12. (b)
13. (c)
14. (a)
15. (d)
16. (b)
17. (d)
18. (a)
19. (c)