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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the "rec room" referred to as the "wreck room"?
(a) The building was torn down.
(b) The rec room was made into the warden's relaxation area.
(c) The rec room is used for fixing the warden's broken trucks.
(d) All the equipment is broken.

2. What does a boy comment on that makes Mr. Sir angry and results in Mr. Sir physically abusing the boy?
(a) Mr. Sir's broken arm.
(b) Mr. Sir's new dog.
(c) Mr. Sir's swollen face.
(d) Mr. Sir's stitches.

3. Why does Zero say he did what he did to Stanley's hole while Stanley was away talking with the warden?
(a) Zero hates Mr. Sir.
(b) Zero loves to dig holes.
(c) Because he felt sorry for Stanley.
(d) Because Zero knew Stanley didn't steal the sneakers or the seeds.

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

5. What does Stanley's mother say her apartment smells like?
(a) "Old Woman in the Shoe."
(b) "The Muffin Man."
(c) "Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater."
(d) "Old Mother Hubbard."

6. What happened to Mary Lou after Sam was killed?
(a) She ran away.
(b) She was eaten.
(c) Kate managed to hide her.
(d) She was shot in the head.

7. What was Kate Barlow known for making?
(a) Apple dumplings.
(b) Fig preserves.
(c) Grape jelly.
(d) Spiced peaches.

8. What does Stanley memorize before he is moved closer to the hole that X-Ray had been digging when he claimed to have found the tube?
(a) The hole the tube had originally been found.
(b) How many steps it is from one hole to the next.
(c) The location of the sun.
(d) The phrase that the warden uses when talking to Mr. Pendanski.

9. What does the warden explain is the secret ingredient in her red nail polish?
(a) Scorpion venom.
(b) Snake blood.
(c) Lizard spit.
(d) Snake venom.

10. What was Kate Barlow's job in the town of Green Lake?
(a) Saloon girl.
(b) School teacher.
(c) Cook.
(d) Maid.

11. What does Stanley notice when he sees the boys line up for water?
(a) They are in the same order as the day before.
(b) They are giggling.
(c) They aren't concerned about getting there.
(d) They shove to get to the front.

12. Who is staring over Stanley's shoulder while he writes his letter to his parents?
(a) Armpit.
(b) Lump.
(c) Magnet.
(d) Zero.

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

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

15. What does the warden try to get the boys to do the day after the lipstick is brought to the warden's attention?
(a) Have them find the rest of the makeup.
(b) Dig faster.
(c) make a full working line to maximize efficiency.
(d) Tell her the exact location it was found.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the warden poke Armpit with while he is on a bathroom break?

2. Who does the warden pair Stanley with?

3. When Stanley returns to the camp after digging his second hole, what does he find happening?

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

5. What did Sarah sing to her son Stanley after he was born?

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