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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the setting?Green LakeRAMS ElementaryMy neighbor's houseAt walmart
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWho is the main character?the wardenStanleythe grandfatherMatilda
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the problem?Stanley does not have any friendsthe grandmother does not have enough moneyStanley was badthe warden wants something
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the solution to the problem?The ghost of Madame Zeroni hexes StanleyStanley runs away.The warden gets arrestedStanley finds his father's briefcase and leaves to go home.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the author's purpose of writing this story?to scare usto make up laughto make us want to question the judgeto entertain us
- 6. Multiple ChoiceHow would you describe Stanley?determinedangrykindfunny
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat area of the world is this Holes set in?Okinawa, JapanIshwoo, New YorkTexas, USAGreen Island, Mexico
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich character does Stanley identify with the most?XrayZeroSamTrout
- 9. Multiple ChoiceStanley's character isblackmixed racewhiteindian
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the author's purpose in giving the characters nicknames like Zero, Kissin Kate Barlow, and Trout?they were their real namesto persuade us that they lived in the countryto tell us about the charactersto entertain readers
- 11. Multiple ChoiceHow did Stanley change during Holes?he ran away and found a new home and got a doghe became scared of all strangers and lost his strengthhe found out more about his family and decided that he wanted a different onehe became stronger, made a real friend, and became more confident
- 12. Multiple ChoiceMadame Zeronia. 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.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceKate Barlowa. 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.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceZeroa. 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.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceMr. Sir *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.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceBig Thumb isa. 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.
- 17. Multiple ChoiceCamp Green Lakea. 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.
- 18. Multiple ChoiceSam is important to the plot of the novel becausea. 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.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceStanley's biggest change isa. missing his parents while he is awayb. when he begins to teach.c. he gets stronger and gains confidence in himself.d. as he learns about the curse.
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe cursea. 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 deathd. is broken because Stanley carried Zero up the mountain.
- 21. Multiple ChoiceStanley is motivated to get to Big Thumba. 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.
- 22. Multiple ChoiceZero agrees to dig part of Stanley's hole becausea. 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.
- 23. Multiple ChoiceThe yellow spotted lizarda. 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.
- 24. Multiple ChoiceKate Barlowa. 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.
- 25. Multiple ChoiceThe stories of Kate Barlow, Sam, and Stanelya. 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.
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