Holes Ch. 44-50 Test

1. Why can’t Zero’s file be located?

• a. The Warden had it deleted from cyberspace.
• b. Mr. Pendanski misplaced it.
• c. Magnet stole it.
• d. Zero stole it and hid it in his old tent.

2. Which is the most likely reason that X-Ray ignored Stanley when he returned to Camp Green Lake?

• a. He is excited to get back to digging his hole.
• b. He is so happy that Stanley will be released that he can’t speak.
• c. He is jealous that Stanley is going to be released.
• d. He is angry with Stanley and Zero for escaping Camp Green Lake.

3. Which of the following helps solve the problem of who owns the suitcase?

• a. The Warden says it was found on her land so it belongs to her.
• b. Zero and Stanley dug out the suitcase so it belongs to them.
• c. Stanley found the lipstick tube and the suitcase in his hole.
• d. Zero learned to read and was able to read Stanley’s great-grandfather’s name on the suitcase.

4. Who is the woman singing to Zero at the end of the story?

• a. Stanley’s mother
• b. Clyde Livingston’s wife
• c. Zero’s mother
• d. The Warden

5. What is the purpose of the flashback in Chapter 49?

• a. To show that yellow-spotted lizards hate the smell of onions
• b. To show the healing powers of onion juice
• c. To show that people frequently buy Sam’s onion juice
• d. To show the superstitions in the town of Green Lake about Sam’s onions

6. Who has the authority to release Stanley and Zero?

• a. The A.G. (Attorney General)
• b. The Warden
• c. Stanley’s lawyer
• d. Mr. Pendanski

7. What is ironic about the foot spray that Stanley’s father invented?

• a. It is named Sploosh.
• b. It is endorsed by Clyde Livingston.
• c. It smells like peaches.
• d. None of the above

8. Why do the lizards not bite Stanley and Zero?

• a. Lizards dislike the smell of sploosh.
• b. Lizards dislike the smell of all the onions that the boys ate.
• c. The Lizards are not hungry.
• d. Lizards refuse to bite people who are extremely dirty and sweaty.

9. Why is the Warden so desperate to see what is in the suitcase?

• a. She wants to count how much money is inside.
• b. She wants to split the treasure with Stanley.
• c. She wants to get a look at what she’s been dreaming about her whole life
• d. She wants to grab the suitcase and make a run for it.

10. Which of the following can be concluded about sploosh based on facts from the novel?

• a. Sploosh was popular for a while, but people soon lost interest.
• b. Sploosh never became a popular product.
• c. Sploosh was an extremely popular product.
• d. Stanley’s father gave up on the idea of a foot odor product and invented something else instead.