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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. What tradition do the boys have after they finish every hole?
(a) To spit in it.
(b) To name it.
(c) To kick a pile of dirt back in it.
(d) To urinate in it.

2. What does Mr. Sir take Stanley to the warden for in Part 1, Chapter 20?
(a) Stealing sunflower seeds.
(b) Lying about where the lipstick was found.
(c) Trying to run away.
(d) Stealing the water truck.

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

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

5. What does Mr. Pendanski say is the one real rule at Camp Green Lake?
(a) Stay away from the snakes.
(b) Don't speak unless spoken to.
(c) Don't upset the warden.
(d) Dig fast and steady.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Madam Zeroni need someone to carry her to the top of the mountain?

2. Why does Stanley have a harder time digging the second day?

3. Why does Zero say he did what he did to Stanley's hole while Stanley was away talking with the warden?

4. Who does Stanley's family say is the cause of their bad luck?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Camp Green Lake.

2. What does Stanley say to his mother in his letters home?

3. Describe Mr. Sir.

4. What does Stanley find while digging on his second day?

5. How does Mr. Sir punish Stanley even though Stanley doesn't say anything about Mr. Sir's discolored face?

6. Why did Elya go to Madam Zeroni for help?

7. Describe Kate Barlow and what she was known for in the town of Green Lake.

8. What does X-Ray tell Stanley after Stanley has shown his fossil fish to Mr. Pendanski?

9. Describe the yellow-spotted lizards.

10. How does Stanley handle the fact that he is going to Camp Green Lake?

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