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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 8, 9, and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What feeling does Mr. Sir tell Stanley that Stanley will have for the next eighteen months?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Thirst.
(d) Exhaustion.

2. What nickname is Stanley given after he has dug his first hole?
(a) Mole.
(b) Caveman.
(c) Short-stuff.
(d) Wimp.

3. What is not true about the yellow-spotted lizards?
(a) They eat sunflower seed shells.
(b) They have black teeth.
(c) They have red around their eyes.
(d) They have a yellow spotted tongue.

4. How did Stanley's great-grandfather make his fortune?
(a) Mafia.
(b) Livestock Market.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Stock Market.

5. What does Stanley notice when he sees the boys line up for water?
(a) They are giggling.
(b) They shove to get to the front.
(c) They aren't concerned about getting there.
(d) They are in the same order as the day before.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mr. Pendanski's response to the rock with the fish fossil?

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

3. What has Stanley been told he will win if he ever finds anything interesting while digging?

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

5. What does Mr. Sir have in his mouth when he meets Stanley?

(see the answer key)

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