Okinawa, Japan

Ishwoo, New York

Texas, USA

Green Island, Mexico

Xray

Zero

Sam

Trout

black

mixed race

white

indian

they were their real names

to persuade us that they lived in the country

to tell us about the characters

to entertain readers

he ran away and found a new home and got a dog

he became scared of all strangers and lost his strength

he found out more about his family and decided that he wanted a different one

he became stronger, made a real friend, and became more confident

a. asked to be carried up the mountain to drink in a stream before she died.

b. kissed someone before she killed him.

c. believed in the power of onions.

d. couldn’t see very well, even though she wore glasses.

a. asked to be carried up the mountain to drink in a stream before she died.

b. kissed someone before she killed him.

c. believed in the power of onions.

d. couldn’t see very well, even though she wore glasses.

a. couldn’t see very well, even though he wore glasses.

b. chewed sunflower seeds when he quit smoking.

c. was homeless.

d. blamed his rotten luck on his pigstealing great-great grandfather.

a. couldn’t see very well, even though he wore glasses.

b. chewed sunflower seeds when he quit smoking.

c. was homeless.

d. blamed his rotten luck on his pigstealing great-great grandfather.

a. important to the plot because it was Sam’s farm.

b. a symbol of hope for the boys.

c. the place where the money is buried.

d. too far away to be of any real importance to the story.

a. has been under a curse.

b. is a good place to send boys who have committed crimes.

c. is run by law-abiding citizens.

d. helps train boys for a successful life.

a. his onion farm existed at Big Thumb.

b. he gives the boys onion juice.

c. he curses Green Lake.

d. he educates the boys about the power of onions.

a. missing his parents while he is away

b. when he begins to teach.

c. he gets stronger and gains confidence in himself.

d. as he learns about the curse.

a. is never able to be broken.

b. is broken because Stanley’s father finally invented something.

c. is not broken because Trout Walker was responsible for Kate’s death

d. is broken because Stanley carried Zero up the mountain.

a. because he’s hoping to find water.

b. because he’s anxious to get away from Camp Green Lake.

c. he thinks they can find a different way to find the treasure.

d. because he wants to see what it looks like.

a. because he feels guilty about having stolen shoes.

b. so Stanley will have the strength to teach him to read.

c. because he is afraid of Stanley.

d. because he feels bad that Stanley was blamed for stealing the sunflower seeds.

a. is not as dangerous as rattle snakes.

b. is generally a shy animal and won’t bother people if people don’t bother it.

c. is deadly.

d. is a real type of lizard.

a. wanted to show Trout where she had buried the money.

b. was relieved when the lizard bit her.

c. continued making peach preserves after Sam died.

d. killed Stanley’s great-grandfather.

a. are interesting, but really don’t have anything to do with the curse.

b. are important to the plot because without Sam's onions, the boys wouldn't have survived.

c. are important to the plot because Sam and Kate were responsible for the money being buried in Green Lake.

d. are interesting because without the money Stanley wouldn't have been able to break the curse.