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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 try to get the boys to do the day after the lipstick is brought to the warden's attention?
2. 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?
3. What does Stanley offer to do for Zero to pay him back for what he did to Stanley's hole while Stanley was away talking with the warden?
4. Where did X-Ray get his nickname?
5. Despite the fact that Zero doesn't read what does Stanley realize Zero is very good at?
Short Essay Questions
1. What crime is Stanley sent to Camp Green Lake for?
2. Describe Mr. Sir.
3. What happens during the digging the day after X-Ray supposedly had found the lipstick tube?
4. How does Stanley's first day of digging go?
5. What does Stanley tell X-Ray to do with the object he finds on his second day of digging?
6. What happened after Kate and Sam were caught kissing?
7. How did Kate and Sam get to know each other?
8. What does the warden do to Mr. Pendanski while at the dig site?
9. Why does Stanley offer to teach Zero to read?
10. What does the warden ask Stanley to bring her when Mr. Sir takes him in for stealing sunflower seeds?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare the relationship between Zero and Stanley to that of the relationship between Madam Zeroni and Elya Yelnats.
Essay Topic 2
Describe Mr. Pendanski's personality. Is he as abusive to the children as Mr. Sir? Why was Mr. Pendanski willing to take the abuse dished out by the warden? Why did Mr. Pendanski insist on treating Zero like he was stupid?
Essay Topic 3
Explain the importance that race plays for the characters in the book. In what ways is Sam and Kate's struggle with racism similar to that of the problem that Zero and Stanley face while at camp? In what ways is it different?
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