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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 23, 24, 25, and 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Stanley nearly step on while walking back to the dig site after Mr. Sir took him to get in trouble with the warden?
(a) A scorpion.
(b) A rattlesnake.
(c) A yellow-spotted Lizard.
(d) A pile of money.

2. Why does Stanley decide not to go to the warden directly with what he finds in a hole on the third day of digging?
(a) He doesn't believe the warden will find it interesting.
(b) He is afraid of X-Ray.
(c) He had made a blood pact with X-Ray.
(d) He doesn't trust the warden.

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

4. What does Zero give Stanley in return for teaching him something?
(a) Zero digs Stanley's hole for an equal portion of teaching time.
(b) Zero gives Stanley some of his food.
(c) Zero gives Stanley his clean socks.
(d) Zero gives Stanley spanish lessons.

5. What does Stanley's mother say her apartment smells like?
(a) "Old Mother Hubbard."
(b) "Old Woman in the Shoe."
(c) "The Muffin Man."
(d) "Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What animal does Camp Green Lake not have?

3. What happened to Stanley's great-grandfather's fortune when he went out west?

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

5. Where had Stanley's great-grandfather said that he found refuge when he was left in the desert for 17 days?

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