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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 is Mr. Pendanski's response to the rock with the fish fossil?
(a) He is angry.
(b) He is uninterested.
(c) He does a jig.
(d) He is happy.

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

3. What does Stanley refer to the camp as when he writes his mother?
(a) Camp fun and games.
(b) Camp come-on-and-get-me-outa-here.
(c) Camp laugh-a-lot.
(d) Camp Aaaaaaaa!.

4. Why did Madam Zeroni need someone to carry her to the top of the mountain?
(a) She was old and weak.
(b) She had no foot.
(c) She was blind.
(d) She was afraid of the animals on the mountain.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stanley pretend Camp Green Lake is to make it more enjoyable?

2. How many changes of clothes are the boys at Camp Green Lake given?

3. What does Stanley notice when he sees the boys line up for water?

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

5. What does Stanley refuse from Mr. Pendanski after Stanley gets out of the first hole he dug?

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