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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Stanley find Squid doing, even though Squid denies it?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Having nightmares.
(c) Screaming.
(d) Crying.

2. Why is the "rec room" referred to as the "wreck room"?
(a) The rec room was made into the warden's relaxation area.
(b) All the equipment is broken.
(c) The rec room is used for fixing the warden's broken trucks.
(d) The building was torn down.

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

4. Why does Stanley decide to make the deal with X-Ray to give him anything he finds?
(a) Because X-Ray is the leader of the boys.
(b) Because Stanley and X-Ray want to know what what the warden wants.
(c) Because Stanley is afraid of X-Ray.
(d) Because Stanley and X-Ray are friends.

5. What is on the object Stanley finds while digging on the third day?
(a) Stanley's name.
(b) An arrow.
(c) A heart and the letters K.B.
(d) A heart and the name Mary Lou.

6. Who was the first person that Kate kissed after she killed them, starting the name "Kissing Kate Barlow" and her life as an outlaw?
(a) Mr. Sir.
(b) Hattie Parker.
(c) Trout Walker.
(d) The Sheriff.

7. What has Stanley been told he will win if he ever finds anything interesting while digging?
(a) An extra glass of water.
(b) An extra hour of sleep.
(c) The rest of the day off.
(d) An extra plate of food.

8. 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?
(a) Someone started filling it back in.
(b) There is a yellow-spotted lizard in it.
(c) The other boys threw trash in it.
(d) Someone has already dug it.

9. How many changes of clothes are the boys at Camp Green Lake given?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) They have to share.
(d) Two.

10. 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 yellow-spotted Lizard.
(b) A scorpion.
(c) A pile of money.
(d) A rattlesnake.

11. What is Stanley's father's profession?
(a) Camp Councilor.
(b) Inventor.
(c) Factory Worker.
(d) Bank Teller.

12. What did Hattie Potter tell Sam and Kate that God will punish them for?
(a) Burning down the school house.
(b) Robbing a stage coach.
(c) Kissing.
(d) Loving each other.

13. Why could Sam and Kate not see each other?
(a) Sam was poor.
(b) Kate was blind.
(c) Kate was spoken for.
(d) Sam was black.

14. What happened to Stanley's great-grandfather's fortune when he went out west?
(a) It was stolen by Kissing Kate Barlow.
(b) The government took it.
(c) It was taken by Indians.
(d) He lost it in the desert.

15. Why did Madam Zeroni try to dissuade Elya from trying to marry Myra Menke?
(a) Mrya was rich and self-absorbed.
(b) Myra was ugly and has a lisp.
(c) Myra was silly and shallow.
(d) Myra was too old for Elya

Short Answer Questions

1. When Stanley returns to the camp after digging his second hole, what does he find happening?

2. Why does the warden lose interest in the digging project?

3. What does the warden tell Mr. Pendanski to do that he has already done?

4. What is not true about the yellow-spotted lizards?

5. What tradition do the boys have after they finish every hole?

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