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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zero figure out in his head to be 46?

2. What does Brian do that earns him his nickname?

3. What did Zero pretend to be while he slept outside?

4. What did Kate Barlow find left of the town of Green Lake 20 years after the death of Sam?

5. What does Mr. Pendanski tell Stanley to do when Zigzag is taunting him in Part 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the boy that comes to Camp Green Lake to take Zero's place.

2. What does Mr. Pendanski say happened when the other couselors and the warden come to investigate the fight between Stanley and Zigzag?

3. What happens when lightning crosses the dark desert sky?

4. What does Stanley learn about Zero's past?

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

6. What happens after Mr. Sir has filled Stanley's canteen for the first time?

7. What do Zero and Stanley talk about being at the top of the mountain?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the ways that Sam's onions helped Stanley and Zero in the book. In what ways is this different that the way they had helped the town so long ago? In what ways is it similar?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the relationship between Stanley Yelnats and his family. How does this relationship differ from the other kids shown at camp? In what way could Stanley's family relationship have been better?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the reasons that Elya Yelnats ran away without fulfilling his promise to Madam Zeroni. Madam Zeroni knew that the woman Elya wanted to marry was not a prize to be sought after. Did Madam Zeroni know that Elya would leave?

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