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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 is Stanley's original reply when Zero asks him to teach him to read?
(a) No.
(b) You can't learn.
(c) We don't have time.
(d) Yes.

2. Where did X-Ray get his nickname?
(a) X-Ray correctly guessed what was in a metal box.
(b) His mother.
(c) It is a joke among the boys.
(d) Pig Latin.

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

4. What does the warden have Mr. Pendanski do to punish him for not obeying her without question?
(a) Walk back to camp.
(b) Dig Stanley's hole.
(c) Act as a step stool.
(d) Cook dinner for the boys.

5. Who does Stanley say he has to blame for being at camp?
(a) His dog.
(b) His crazy-no-good-lazy-dumb-aunt.
(c) His no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-grandmother.
(d) His no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-grandfather.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stanley pretend that Camp Green Lake is offering him when he writes letters to his mother?

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

3. What does X-Ray do for Stanley when the boys return from digging in the evening on the day the warden appears?

4. What does Zero tell Stanley when Stanley asks him to not read over his shoulder?

5. What is said to be true if a person can see the yellow spots on a yellow-spotted lizard?

(see the answer key)

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