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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 Zero tell Stanley that Stanley did and his mother did it too?
(a) Walked off and left him.
(b) Took care of him.
(c) Gave him a high five.
(d) Sang him that lullaby.

2. What does Zero say is written on the suitcase?
(a) Kate Barlow's name.
(b) A banks name.
(c) Stanley's name.
(d) The name of the City of Green Lake.

3. What does Zigzag offer Stanley that starts a fight in Part 2?
(a) Graham Crackers.
(b) Socks.
(c) Milk.
(d) Cookies.

4. What surprises Stanley as he walks through the desert alone after the water truck incident?
(a) Not finding Zero's body.
(b) The intense sun.
(c) The number of holes.
(d) The heat.

5. What did Kate Barlow find left of the town of Green Lake 20 years after the death of Sam?
(a) The school had been rebuilt.
(b) A lynching party.
(c) The town and the lake had turned into a desert.
(d) Sam left her a note.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Brian yelling to Stanley while he was in the water truck?

2. What do the counselors do when Zero runs away?

3. What injury does Zero incur while trying to help Stanley up the side of the mountain?

4. What does Stanley think after what Zero says as he is falling asleep on the mountain?

5. What does Zero offer Stanley while they are under the boat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprises Stanley as he walks across the desert after the water truck incident?

2. What happens when Zero is questioned about the reading lessons Stanley is giving him?

3. What do Zero and Stanley spend their time doing on top of the mountain?

4. What does Mr. Pendanski say happened when the other couselors and the warden come to investigate the fight between Stanley and Zigzag?

5. What do Zero and Stanley talk about being at the top of the mountain?

6. Why does Stanley want to go back to camp so badly after finding Zero in the desert?

7. Why does Stanley feel he needs to go back down the mountain, and what is making him hesitant to go?

8. What does Zero discover about the metal case he and Stanley have found?

9. What encourages Stanley as he walks through the desert alone after the water truck incident?

10. Describe the boy that comes to Camp Green Lake to take Zero's place.

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