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A fossil
Stanley found a ________________ in his hole.
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Going to jail or Camp Green Lake
The judge gave Stanley a choice between
Going to jail or house arrest Going to jail or Camp Green Lake Doing 100 hours of community service or jail Doing 100 hours of community service or going to Camp Green Lake |
He claimed it was shorter than the other ones.
What is so special about X Ray's shovel?
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A simile <3
What is the literary element used here:
"Myra's head is as empty as a flowerpot." |
Igor
Whom did Myra marry ?
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pictures he'd
seen of the moon
The lake was so full of holes and mounds that it reminded Stanley of________________
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A trip up the mountain to drink from the spring
Madame Zeroni would help Elya in exchange for
A trip to America Elya singing to her each night Being a companion to Madame Zeroni A trip up the mountain to drink from the spring |
He couldn't actually see their holes
but could tell by the size of their dirt piles.
How did Stanley know that Everyone else's hole was a lot deeper than his?
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Elya shouldnt marry Myra Menke
Against her better judgment, she
agreed to help him. What was her better judgment? |
Zero
Who was the smallest kid in Group ?
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wedding present
Elya didn't pick a number. "Marry Igor," he muttered. "You can keep my pig as a
__________________." |
C- Both A and B
______ saved Stanley from Lump.
A- XRay B- Armpit C- Both A and B |
An old Egyptian woman who lived on
the edge of town.
who is Madame Zeroni's ?
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Stanley's great-great grandfather stole a pig from a one-legged gypsy who cursed the entire family.
Why was Stanley Yelnats' family cursed?
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" I'll think of a number between one and ten. I'll marry whoever guesses the closest
number. "
How did Myra decide who is she going to marry?
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Eleven
Each lizard has exactly _______yellow spots, but the spots are hard to see on its
yellow-green body |
B- A fossil
Stanley found :
A- A dead body B- A fossil C- A bone |
Madame Zeroni believes that Mayra is dumb and worthless
What was Madame Zeroni's opinion of Myra
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He doesn't want her to worry about him.
Why did Stanley lie to his mom ?
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He wasn't afraid of the curse. He thought that was a lot of nonsense. He felt bad
because he knew Madame Zeroni had wanted to drink from the stream before she died.
why did Elya feel terrible when he suddenly remembered his promise to carry Madame Zeroni up the mountain?
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America - Madam Zeroni
Elya sailed to __________________ and forgot to keep his promises to _______________
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Flashback
The story of Elya Yelnats is considered a...
A) Foreshadowing B) Flashback C) Allusion |
Elya told Myra to choose Igor because she did not really love him, and she proved self-centered.
Why did Elya tell Myra to choose Igor?
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Man vs. fate is an external conflict, and is essentially the same thing as man vs. nature. Fate is what is going to happen to you that you have no control over. Due to the fact that you have no control over it, it is an external conflict.
In the novel "Holes", is man vs. fate an internal or external conflict?
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the main conflict in the book is that Stanley is accused of stealing a famous player's sneakers and sent to Camp Green Lake.
What is the main conflict in the book ?
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