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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Stanley memorize before he is moved closer to the hole that X-Ray had been digging when he claimed to have found the tube?
(a) The hole the tube had originally been found.
(b) The phrase that the warden uses when talking to Mr. Pendanski.
(c) How many steps it is from one hole to the next.
(d) The location of the sun.

2. What does the warden tell Mr. Pendanski to do that he has already done?
(a) Fill the canteens.
(b) Wash the truck.
(c) Bring the boys a snack.
(d) Rub her feet.

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

4. Where did X-Ray get his nickname?
(a) Pig Latin.
(b) X-Ray correctly guessed what was in a metal box.
(c) His mother.
(d) It is a joke among the boys.

5. What does Mr. Sir have in his mouth when he meets Stanley?
(a) Gum.
(b) Sunflower seeds.
(c) Cigar.
(d) False teeth.

6. What is said to be true if a person can see the yellow spots on a yellow-spotted lizard?
(a) You need to run.
(b) You are looking at their belly.
(c) You are already dead.
(d) You can smell them.

7. What does Stanley find in the hole he is digging on the third day and gives to X-Ray?
(a) The fortune.
(b) A map.
(c) An old shoe.
(d) A tube of lipstick.

8. What was Kate Barlow known for making?
(a) Grape jelly.
(b) Fig preserves.
(c) Apple dumplings.
(d) Spiced peaches.

9. What does Stanley find waiting for him when he gets back to camp in Part 1, Chapter 16?
(a) A new cot to sleep on.
(b) A letter from his mother.
(c) A letter from his girlfriend.
(d) His attorney.

10. How does Zigzag say the warden knows so much about the boys?
(a) Evil gnomes.
(b) Mr. Sir's detailed reports.
(c) Satellites.
(d) Microphones and cameras.

11. What is not true about the yellow-spotted lizards?
(a) They eat sunflower seed shells.
(b) They have red around their eyes.
(c) They have black teeth.
(d) They have a yellow spotted tongue.

12. Where had Stanley's great-grandfather said that he found refuge when he was left in the desert for 17 days?
(a) The hand of God.
(b) God's shelter.
(c) The finger of God.
(d) Atop of a mountain.

13. What did Sarah sing to her son Stanley after he was born?
(a) The pig lullaby.
(b) A song about Elya's travel to America.
(c) A song about a treasure.
(d) A song about an apple tree.

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

15. What does the warden try to get the boys to do the day after the lipstick is brought to the warden's attention?
(a) make a full working line to maximize efficiency.
(b) Tell her the exact location it was found.
(c) Have them find the rest of the makeup.
(d) Dig faster.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Stanley's original reply when Zero asks him to teach him to read?

2. Why is the "rec room" referred to as the "wreck room"?

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

4. What does Mr. Sir do when Stanley comes to have his canteen filled with water?

5. What does Zigzag do to Stanley while they are digging in one giant hole together?

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