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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprises Stanley when he sees the warden for the first time?

2. What does the warden explain is the secret ingredient in her red nail polish?

3. How did Stanley's great-grandfather make his fortune?

4. What does Stanley find odd about his hole when he returns to the dig site after Mr. Sir took him to get in trouble with the warden?

5. What does Stanley find waiting for him when he gets back to camp in Part 1, Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the warden ask Stanley to bring her when Mr. Sir takes him in for stealing sunflower seeds?

3. Describe the shovels and the reason that the kids are given the shovels at Camp Green Lake.

4. What happens when Magnet steals Mr. Sir's sunflower seeds?

5. Explain what the routine is like at Camp Green Lake.

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

7. Describe the yellow-spotted lizards.

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

9. Describe Kate Barlow and what she was known for in the town of Green Lake.

10. What happens during the digging the day after X-Ray supposedly had found the lipstick tube?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) List several of the boys in Tent D at Camp Green Lake. In what ways are these boys alike?In what ways are they different? Would each of the boys characters fall under "Bad" or "Good"?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the relationship between Zero and Stanley to that of the relationship between Madam Zeroni and Elya Yelnats.

Essay Topic 3

Take a look at Kate Barlow's character. Describe the change that takes place when Sam is killed. What shows the change that has happened to her other than the change in her name? (from Kate Barlow to Kissing Kate Barlow)

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