Holes. Chapters 7 - 9

What was the name of Stanley’s great-great-grandfather?

• Igor Barkov

• Elya Yelnats

• Clyde Livingston

• Zero

Why did Elya Yelnats want to marry Myra Menke?

• She was very intelligent

• She was beautiful

• She was wealthy

• She was kind and caring

What did Igor Barkov offer Myra's father in exchange for her hand in marriage?

• A house

• A bag of gold

• His fattest pig

• A horse

What advice did Madame Zeroni give to Elya about Myra?

• To prove his love by bringing a bigger pig

• To forget about her because she was empty-headed

• To run away with Myra

• To fight Igor for her

What did Elya have to do to make the pig grow strong?

• Feed it special food

• Carry it up a mountain every day and let it drink from a stream

• Sing to it every night

• Train it to fight

What did Elya forget to do after giving the pig to Myra's father?

• Feed the pig before the competition

• Tell Madame Zeroni about the results

• Carry Madame Zeroni up the mountain

• Say goodbye to Myra

What happened to Elya’s pig?

• It won the competition

• It got stolen

• It weighed the same as Igor’s pig

• It ran away

What did Elya do after Myra couldn’t decide between him and Igor?

• Fought Igor

• Left Latvia and went to America

• Gave her another pig

• Married Myra anyway

What misfortunes followed Elya in America?

• His crops failed

• His barn got struck by lightning

• He always seemed to have bad luck

• All of the above

What did Elya tell his wife Sarah about his past?

• He had once stolen a pig

• He had broken a promise to Madame Zeroni

• He had been a wealthy man

• He had lived in many countries