Holes Chapters 1-9 Study Guide
1. Camp Green Lake is described as being…
2. Campers DON'T want to get bitten by a __________________________________________, even if it means
they would be allowed to spend time recovering in the tent, instead of having to dig a hole out on the lake.
3. The difference between Camp Fun and Games and Camp Green Lake was that one is imagined in Stanley’s mind
and the other is…..
4. What does Stanley look like at the beginning of the novel?
5. What is Stanley’s father’s job?
6. What was special about Stanley’s name?
7. Why did Mr. Sir eat so many sunflower seeds?
8. Why did Camp Green Lake have no guard towers or electric fences?
9. All the campers had what items?
10. According to Counselor Pendanski, what one rule should Stanley always remember?
11. What is one detail from the story so far that supports the conclusion that the temperature at Camp Green Lake
is exceedingly hot?
12. What is the difference between a fact and opinion?
13. The reader knows Holes is written in the third person because…
14. Why did Louis Sachar most likely write the book Holes? (Persuade, Inform, or Entertain)
15. What nickname did the boys in Stanley's tent use for Mr. Pendanski?
16. Why was Stanley surprised that Theodore insisted on being called Armpit?
17. What inference can we make about the boy who used the cot before Stanley?
18. The showers at Camp Green Lake were ____________ and ______________.
19. Where did Stanley get the pair of sneakers?
20. Read the following passage:
“The land was barren and desolate. He could see a few rundown buildings and some tents. Farther away there
was a cabin beneath two tall trees. Those two trees were the only plant life he could see. There weren’t even
weeds.”
What is the main idea of the paragraph?
21. Stanley’s great-great-grandfather who lived in Latvia wanted….
22. Madame Zeroni would help Elya in exchange for…
23. Myra picked her husband by…
24. When Elya was sailing across the Atlantic he remembered…
25. After coming to America, Elya…
26. Stanley’s nickname became: