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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 17, 18, and 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mr. Sir has a tattoo of ________.
(a) A rattlesnake.
(b) A skull and bones.
(c) The word "mom".
(d) A scorpion.

2. Why does Stanley have a harder time digging the second day?
(a) Stanley didn't get much sleep.
(b) There are yellow-spotted lizards at the dig site.
(c) Stanley missed breakfast.
(d) His muscles are sore.

3. Who does Stanley's family say is the cause of their bad luck?
(a) Stanley's great-great-grandmother.
(b) Stanley's great-great-grandfather.
(c) Stanley's old girl friend.
(d) Madame Zeroni.

4. What have the boys nicknamed Mr. Pendanski?
(a) Dummy.
(b) Dad.
(c) Mom.
(d) Warden's puppy.

5. Who does Mr. Pendanski say the boys have to blame for being at camp?
(a) Their parents.
(b) The failed judicial system.
(c) Bad luck.
(d) Themselves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Stanley's great-grandfather's fortune when he went out west?

2. How does Zigzag say the warden knows so much about the boys?

3. What happens when the bag of sunflower seeds Magnet stole is thrown to Stanley?

4. What does Stanley refer to the camp as when he writes his mother?

5. What reason does Mr. Pendanski give for Mr. Sir being in a bad mood?

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