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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 X-Ray do the next morning when Stanley tries to talk about the objective he found digging on the third day?

2. How many changes of clothes are the boys at Camp Green Lake given?

3. What does X-Ray tell Stanley to do with anything else Stanley finds in his holes?

4. Why does Stanley try to keep to himself?

5. Why does Stanley have a harder time digging the second day?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Stanley offer to teach Zero to read?

3. Describe Camp Green Lake.

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

5. What does Zero want from Stanley?

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

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

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

9. What does X-Ray tell Stanley after Stanley has shown his fossil fish to Mr. Pendanski?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are many changes that take place in Stanley. Compare the differences in Stanley's character from before Camp Green Lake, during the cruelty he endured there, and after he was released and had the fortune.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the reasons that Elya Yelnats ran away without fulfilling his promise to Madam Zeroni. Madam Zeroni knew that the woman Elya wanted to marry was not a prize to be sought after. Did Madam Zeroni know that Elya would leave?

Essay Topic 3

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

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