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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 does the warden tell Mr. Pendanski to do that he has already done?

2. Why does Stanley try to keep to himself?

3. What happens to Stanley over time at the camp?

4. What happens when Stanley finishes his first hole?

5. When Stanley returns to the camp after digging his second hole, what does he find happening?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Mr. Sir.

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

3. What does Mr. Pendanski tell the boys during their counseling time in Part 1?

4. What crime is Stanley sent to Camp Green Lake for?

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

6. What does the warden do to Mr. Pendanski while at the dig site?

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

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

9. How does Mr. Sir punish Stanley even though Stanley doesn't say anything about Mr. Sir's discolored face?

10. Describe the yellow-spotted lizards.

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

Look at the words to the lullaby that had been passed down through both the Yelnats family and the Zeroni family. What is significant about the words in the song?

Essay Topic 3

Speculate on the reasons that X-Ray is the head of the boys at Tent D. What characteristics does X-Ray have that put him in a position of authority? Why is X-Ray unable to congratulate Stanley and Zero when they are released from camp?

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