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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the warden do after telling Mr. Sir she doesn't care about his sunflower seeds?
(a) Kicks him out of her office.
(b) Hugs him.
(c) Slaps him.
(d) Spits on him.

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

3. What has Stanley been told he will win if he ever finds anything interesting while digging?
(a) An extra plate of food.
(b) An extra hour of sleep.
(c) The rest of the day off.
(d) An extra glass of water.

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

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

6. Why does Stanley try to keep to himself?
(a) He thinks the boys are low class.
(b) The warden convinces him it is best that way.
(c) The boys are dangerous.
(d) He has t0o many friends.

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

8. What did Hattie Potter tell Sam and Kate that God will punish them for?
(a) Robbing a stage coach.
(b) Burning down the school house.
(c) Loving each other.
(d) Kissing.

9. 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.

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

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

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

13. When Stanley returns to the camp after digging his second hole, what does he find happening?
(a) Mr. Sir yelling at Zero.
(b) The swat team tearing apart the rec room.
(c) The warden punishing X-Ray.
(d) Mr. Pendanski counseling the boys.

14. 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 location of the sun.
(b) The phrase that the warden uses when talking to Mr. Pendanski.
(c) How many steps it is from one hole to the next.
(d) The hole the tube had originally been found.

15. Why does Stanley have a harder time digging the second day?
(a) There are yellow-spotted lizards at the dig site.
(b) Stanley didn't get much sleep.
(c) His muscles are sore.
(d) Stanley missed breakfast.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Mr. Pendanski give for Mr. Sir being in a bad mood?

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

3. How many changes of clothes are the boys at Camp Green Lake given?

4. What did the sheriff tell Kate that he always got drunk before?

5. What does Armpit do when Stanley calls him by his real name, Theodore, instead of Armpit?

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