Exploring Chapters 1-3 of Holes by Louis Sachar

What was Camp Green Lake like over a hundred years ago?

• A dry flat wasteland

• A large lake

• A dense forest

• A bustling city

Who owns the only shade at Camp Green Lake?

• The bus driver

• The warden

• The guard

• The campers

What is the worst thing that can happen to a camper at Camp Green Lake?

• Being bitten by a yellow-spotted lizard

• Getting sunburned

• Being bitten by a scorpion

• Being bitten by a rattlesnake

Why was Stanley Yelnats sent to Camp Green Lake?

• He won a contest

• He was sent by his parents

• He wanted to go to camp

• He chose it over jail

What did Stanley's mother give him for his trip?

• A map

• A new pair of shoes

• A box of stationery

• A book

What did Stanley's math teacher use to teach ratios?

• Boys and girls

• Books and pencils

• The heaviest and lightest kids in class

• Apples and oranges

What family joke did Stanley think about on the bus?

• His no-good dirty-rotten pig-stealing great-great-grandfather

• His father's failed inventions

• His mother's cooking

• His uncle's tall tales

What did Stanley's father try to invent?

• A new kind of food

• A flying machine

• A way to recycle old sneakers

• A new type of car

What happened to the first Stanley Yelnats' fortune?

• He lost it in the stock market

• It was stolen by Kissin' Kate Barlow

• He spent it all

• He gave it away

What did Stanley's father say was needed to be a successful inventor?

• Money, time, and effort

• Intelligence, perseverance, and luck

• Friends, family, and support

• Books, tools, and materials