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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the warden have Stanley bring her in Part 1, Chapter 20?
(a) Her make-up case.
(b) Her hair brush.
(c) His family fortune.
(d) Her hand lotion.

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

4. What does Stanley pretend Camp Green Lake is to make it more enjoyable?
(a) Summer school.
(b) A day spa resort.
(c) A sleep over.
(d) A rich kid summer camp.

5. What feeling does Mr. Sir tell Stanley that Stanley will have for the next eighteen months?
(a) Thirst.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Exhaustion.

6. What is Stanley's father's profession?
(a) Factory Worker.
(b) Bank Teller.
(c) Camp Councilor.
(d) Inventor.

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

8. What happened to Stanley's great-grandfather's fortune when he went out west?
(a) He lost it in the desert.
(b) The government took it.
(c) It was stolen by Kissing Kate Barlow.
(d) It was taken by Indians.

9. Why could Sam and Kate not see each other?
(a) Kate was blind.
(b) Sam was black.
(c) Sam was poor.
(d) Kate was spoken for.

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

11. What does X-Ray do for Stanley when the boys return from digging in the evening on the day the warden appears?
(a) Has Stanley trade cots.
(b) Makes a place for Stanley next to him.
(c) Gives Stanley a phone call.
(d) Gives Stanley some of the extra food he got.

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

13. What reason does Mr. Pendanski give for Mr. Sir being in a bad mood?
(a) Mr. Sir hates the heat.
(b) Mr. Sir has a tooth ache.
(c) Mr. Sir quit smoking.
(d) Mr. Sir lost his hat.

14. What does Stanley pretend that Camp Green Lake is offering him when he writes letters to his mother?
(a) Swimming and golfing.
(b) Fun and games.
(c) Fishing and hunting.
(d) Junior politician lessons.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is on the object Stanley finds while digging on the third day?

2. Why doesn't X-Ray inspect the fossil Stanley found?

3. 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?

4. Why does Stanley try to keep to himself?

5. Why does Stanley's family not go to court to defend Stanley?

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