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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Stanley is sure that Zero isn't going to die on the mountain, what does he do?
(a) Goes down the mountain for the jars and shovels.
(b) Heads home.
(c) Goes to look for help.
(d) Begins to build a shelter.

2. What does Stanley find upside-down while walking through the desert alone?
(a) A house.
(b) A horse.
(c) A jet ski.
(d) A boat.

3. What does Stanley try to do when the water truck comes to give them water?
(a) Steal it.
(b) Burn it.
(c) Hitch a ride on it.
(d) Take more than his share of water.

4. What is Zero doing while he and Stanley are trapped in the hole covered in deadly creatures?
(a) Praying.
(b) Singing the lullaby his mother and Stanley both sang.
(c) Sounding out letters.
(d) Spelling small words.

5. What do X-Ray and Zigzag offer Stanley mockingly?
(a) Their spare socks.
(b) Their food.
(c) Their cots.
(d) Their place in line for water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to help Stanley when Zigzag is getting the better of Stanley in Part 2?

2. What does Mr. Sir do when he finally decides to fill Stanley's canteen?

3. What do Stanley and Zero joke is waiting for them on the top of the mountain?

4. What does Zero offer Stanley while they are under the boat?

5. What did Gladys Tennyson run out of her house to tell Sam?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Zero is questioned about the reading lessons Stanley is giving him?

2. What surprises Stanley as he walks across the desert after the water truck incident?

3. What happened when Trout came back to Green Lake?

4. What happens when the attorney tries to get Stanley in the car to leave Camp Green Lake?

5. How has Zero survived the harsh desert for so long when Stanley finds him?

6. After recovering on top of the mountain, what do Zero and Stanley plan to do?

7. When Kissing Kate Barlow came back to her town of Green Lake what did she find?

8. What encourages Stanley as he walks through the desert alone after the water truck incident?

9. What do Zigzag and the other boys do to Stanley to bait him into a fight?

10. Why does Stanley feel he needs to go back down the mountain, and what is making him hesitant to go?

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