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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 17, 18, and 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Stanley decide not to go to the warden directly with what he finds in a hole on the third day of digging?
(a) He had made a blood pact with X-Ray.
(b) He doesn't believe the warden will find it interesting.
(c) He doesn't trust the warden.
(d) He is afraid of X-Ray.

2. What does Stanley find in the hole on the second day?
(a) A map.
(b) A nickel.
(c) A fossil of a fish.
(d) An old shoe.

3. What does the warden tell Mr. Pendanski to do that he has already done?
(a) Rub her feet.
(b) Bring the boys a snack.
(c) Fill the canteens.
(d) Wash the truck.

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

5. What does Stanley refuse from Mr. Pendanski after Stanley gets out of the first hole he dug?
(a) A hand shake.
(b) A piece of candy.
(c) A ride back to camp.
(d) A drink of water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Stanley have a harder time digging the second day?

2. How does Zigzag say the warden knows so much about the boys?

3. Who does Stanley's family say is the cause of their bad luck?

4. What does the warden tell Mr. Pendanski that he is doing wrong after she has brought blood on one of the boys?

5. What have the boys nicknamed Mr. Pendanski?

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