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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 happens when Stanley finds a large object upside-down in the middle of desert when he is walking alone after the water truck incident?

3. What makes Stanley think there isn't much hope at the top of the mountain?

4. What did Trout and Linda want from Kate?

5. How does Zero make sure he and Stanley find the right hole on their way back to camp after being on the mountain?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Stanley want to go back to camp so badly after finding Zero in the desert?

4. Explain how it changes Stanley's situation that Zero is digging for Stanley an hour out of every day?

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

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

7. What happens when Zero & Stanley return to camp from the mountain?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look at the words to the lullaby that had been passed down through both the Yelnats family and the Zeroni family. What is significant about the words in the song?

Essay Topic 2

Look at Zero's personality. Why did Zero hit Mr. Pendanski with a shovel? Why would Zero refuse to go back to camp when it was likely he would die in the desert? Why was Zero so willing to dig for Stanley and to fight for him when Zigzag attacked?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the role Trout Walker's character played in the following:

1) The story of Kate and Sam.

2) The story of Stanley and Zero's story.

3) The book 'Holes' overall.

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