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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why is the "rec room" referred to as the "wreck room"?
(a) The rec room is used for fixing the warden's broken trucks.
(b) All the equipment is broken.
(c) The rec room was made into the warden's relaxation area.
(d) The building was torn down.

4. Why does Stanley decide to make the deal with X-Ray to give him anything he finds?
(a) Because X-Ray is the leader of the boys.
(b) Because Stanley and X-Ray are friends.
(c) Because Stanley is afraid of X-Ray.
(d) Because Stanley and X-Ray want to know what what the warden wants.

5. What did the sheriff tell Kate that he always got drunk before?
(a) A dance.
(b) His town meeting.
(c) He gets a kiss.
(d) A hanging.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tradition do the boys have after they finish every hole?

2. What nickname is Stanley given after he has dug his first hole?

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

4. What does X-Ray tell Stanley to do when they line up for water in Part 1, Chapter 13?

5. Why did Madam Zeroni try to dissuade Elya from trying to marry Myra Menke?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Stanley offer to teach Zero to read?

2. How does Stanley's second hole differ from the first?

3. What does Zero want from Stanley?

4. Explain what the routine is like at Camp Green Lake.

5. How does Stanley's first day of digging go?

6. What happened after Kate and Sam were caught kissing?

7. What does Stanley tell X-Ray to do with the object he finds on his second day of digging?

8. What happens when Magnet steals Mr. Sir's sunflower seeds?

9. Describe Mr. Sir.

10. Describe the shovels and the reason that the kids are given the shovels at Camp Green Lake.

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