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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 Stanley do when Zero gives out while they are climbing the side of the mountain?
(a) Carries him.
(b) Stops to rest with Zero.
(c) Tells him to wait there.
(d) Pushes him over the side of the mountain.

2. Who does Pendanski blame the fight between Zigzag and Standley on?
(a) Kate Barlow.
(b) Stanley.
(c) Zigzag.
(d) Zero.

3. What does the warden claim Zero and Stanley did when Stanley's attorney arrives?
(a) Tried to attack her.
(b) Tried to use the lizards to kill the councilors.
(c) Tried to steal her money.
(d) Stole her suitcase.

4. Who comes to help Stanley when Zigzag is getting the better of Stanley in Part 2?
(a) Mr. Pendanski.
(b) Kate Barlow.
(c) X-Ray.
(d) Zero.

5. What makes the other boys mad at Stanley?
(a) Zero is digging for Stanley
(b) Mr. Pendanski is trying to be Stanley's friend
(c) Stanley gets extra water
(d) The warden is giving Stanley special treatment

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stanley find upside-down while walking through the desert alone?

2. What killed Kate Barlow?

3. What does Zigzag offer Stanley that starts a fight in Part 2?

4. What does Zero tell Stanley before he falls to sleep on the mountain in Part 2, Chapter 39?

5. Who do the counselors tell Stanley came to visit the day Stanley is found covered with deadly creatures?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how it changes Stanley's situation that Zero is digging for Stanley an hour out of every day?

2. How has Zero survived the harsh desert for so long when Stanley finds him?

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

4. What embarrassed Hattie Parker?

5. Why was Stanley found innocent of stealing the sneakers?

6. What happens after Mr. Sir has filled Stanley's canteen for the first time?

7. What stops the warden from taking the metal case from Zero and Stanley?

8. What does Stanley learn about Zero's past?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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