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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Armpit do when Stanley calls him by his real name, Theodore, instead of Armpit?
(a) Punches Stanley.
(b) Hits Stanley with a shovel.
(c) Throws Stanley to the ground.
(d) Begins to cry.

2. What does the warden tell Mr. Pendanski that he is doing wrong after she has brought blood on one of the boys?
(a) Working them too hard.
(b) Giving them too many breaks.
(c) Not working them hard enough.
(d) Giving them too much water.

3. What does Stanley find Squid doing, even though Squid denies it?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Screaming.
(c) Crying.
(d) Having nightmares.

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

5. What did the sheriff tell Kate that he always got drunk before?
(a) His town meeting.
(b) A hanging.
(c) A dance.
(d) He gets a kiss.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happened to Stanley's great-grandfather's fortune when he went out west?

3. What does Stanley refuse from Mr. Pendanski after Stanley gets out of the first hole he dug?

4. Why did Madam Zeroni try to dissuade Elya from trying to marry Myra Menke?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Stanley begin to notice changing in himself by Part 1, Chapter 17?

2. What does Zero want from Stanley?

3. What does Stanley say to his mother in his letters home?

4. What does Stanley find while digging on his second day?

5. What is the nickname Stanley gets at Camp Green Lake, and how does he get it?

6. What is the warden's reply to Mr. Sir's accusations of Stanley stealing the sunflower seeds?

7. What does Stanley suddenly realize about the initials on the tube of lipstick that X-Ray gave to the warden?

8. Why did Elya go to Madam Zeroni for help?

9. How does Stanley's first day of digging go?

10. How did Kate and Sam get to know each other?

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