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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. What does Zero tell Stanley when Stanley asks him to not read over his shoulder?
(a) Zero wants someone to write to.
(b) Zero can see Stanley's future.
(c) Zero can't see that well.
(d) Zero can't read.

2. What have the boys nicknamed Mr. Pendanski?
(a) Dad.
(b) Warden's puppy.
(c) Dummy.
(d) Mom.

3. Mr. Sir has a tattoo of ________.
(a) A skull and bones.
(b) A scorpion.
(c) A rattlesnake.
(d) The word "mom".

4. What does Stanley find in the hole he is digging on the third day and gives to X-Ray?
(a) A tube of lipstick.
(b) The fortune.
(c) A map.
(d) An old shoe.

5. How does Zigzag say the warden knows so much about the boys?
(a) Evil gnomes.
(b) Microphones and cameras.
(c) Satellites.
(d) Mr. Sir's detailed reports.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zigzag do to Stanley while they are digging in one giant hole together?

2. What is Mr. Pendanski's response to the rock with the fish fossil?

3. Who does the warden pair Stanley with?

4. Why does the warden lose interest in the digging project?

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

(see the answer key)

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