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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Mr. Pendanski say the boys have to blame for being at camp?
(a) Their parents.
(b) Bad luck.
(c) Themselves.
(d) The failed judicial system.

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

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

5. Despite the fact that Zero doesn't read what does Stanley realize Zero is very good at?
(a) Manipulating Warden and Mr. Sir.
(b) Stealing.
(c) Math.
(d) Economics.

6. What does Mr. Sir have in his mouth when he meets Stanley?
(a) Cigar.
(b) Sunflower seeds.
(c) Gum.
(d) False teeth.

7. Why does Stanley decide to make the deal with X-Ray to give him anything he finds?
(a) Because X-Ray is the leader of the boys.
(b) Because Stanley and X-Ray want to know what what the warden wants.
(c) Because Stanley and X-Ray are friends.
(d) Because Stanley is afraid of X-Ray.

8. What happens when the bag of sunflower seeds Magnet stole is thrown to Stanley?
(a) Stanley saves them for later.
(b) Stanley gives them back to Mr. Sir.
(c) Stanley spills them in his hole.
(d) Stanley throws them right back.

9. Why did Madam Zeroni try to dissuade Elya from trying to marry Myra Menke?
(a) Myra was ugly and has a lisp.
(b) Myra was too old for Elya
(c) Mrya was rich and self-absorbed.
(d) Myra was silly and shallow.

10. 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.

11. Why did Sam say that Mary Lou has never been sick in her 50 years?
(a) She is to stuborn to get sick.
(b) She exercises.
(c) She only eats onions.
(d) The Lord has blessed her.

12. 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) Cook dinner for the boys.
(d) Act as a step stool.

13. How did Stanley's great-grandfather make his fortune?
(a) Stock Market.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Mafia.
(d) Livestock Market.

14. What does Mr. Sir take Stanley to the warden for in Part 1, Chapter 20?
(a) Trying to run away.
(b) Stealing sunflower seeds.
(c) Lying about where the lipstick was found.
(d) Stealing the water truck.

15. Who does Stanley's family say is the cause of their bad luck?
(a) Stanley's great-great-grandfather.
(b) Stanley's great-great-grandmother.
(c) Madame Zeroni.
(d) Stanley's old girl friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stanley find odd about his hole when he returns to the dig site after Mr. Sir took him to get in trouble with the warden?

2. What is Stanley's father's profession?

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

4. What does Stanley's mother say her apartment smells like?

5. Why did Madam Zeroni need someone to carry her to the top of the mountain?

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