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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Stanley find in the hole he is digging on the third day and gives to X-Ray?

3. What does Stanley find odd about his hole when he returns to the dig site after Mr. Sir took him to get in trouble with the warden?

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

5. What does Stanley find in the hole on the second day?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the warden ask Stanley to bring her when Mr. Sir takes him in for stealing sunflower seeds?

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

5. What crime is Stanley sent to Camp Green Lake for?

6. What happens during the digging the day after X-Ray supposedly had found the lipstick tube?

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

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

9. What does Stanley suddenly realize about the initials on the tube of lipstick that X-Ray gave to the warden?

10. Describe Camp Green Lake.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Mr. Pendanski's personality. Is he as abusive to the children as Mr. Sir? Why was Mr. Pendanski willing to take the abuse dished out by the warden? Why did Mr. Pendanski insist on treating Zero like he was stupid?

Essay Topic 2

Speculate on the reasons that X-Ray is the head of the boys at Tent D. What characteristics does X-Ray have that put him in a position of authority? Why is X-Ray unable to congratulate Stanley and Zero when they are released from camp?

Essay Topic 3

There are many things that Stanley believes to be bad luck because of his family curse. Explain how each thing that happened to him could be looked at as a positive thing since Stanley eventually found the fortune buried by Kate Barlow.

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