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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 stops the warden from taking the large metal case from the boys in Part 2, Chapter 45?
2. What two things do Zero and Stanley pack before heading back to camp from the mountain?
3. What does Stanley do as Zero drifts off to sleep on the mountain?
4. Who celebrates a birthday in Part 2?
5. What was Kate missing when Trout and Linda forced her into the desert?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Kissing Kate Barlow came back to her town of Green Lake what did she find?
2. What do Zigzag and the other boys do to Stanley to bait him into a fight?
3. How has Zero survived the harsh desert for so long when Stanley finds him?
4. What do Zero and Stanley talk about being at the top of the mountain?
5. What do Zero and Stanley spend their time doing on top of the mountain?
6. Why does Stanley feel he needs to go back down the mountain, and what is making him hesitant to go?
7. What happens when lightning crosses the dark desert sky?
8. What does Stanley learn about Zero's past?
9. What encourages Stanley as he walks through the desert alone after the water truck incident?
10. What happens when Stanley and Zero are able to make it to the top of the mountain?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain the ways that Sam's onions helped Stanley and Zero in the book. In what ways is this different that the way they had helped the town so long ago? In what ways is it similar?
Essay Topic 2
Look at Zero's personality. Why did Zero hit Mr. Pendanski with a shovel? Why would Zero refuse to go back to camp when it was likely he would die in the desert? Why was Zero so willing to dig for Stanley and to fight for him when Zigzag attacked?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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