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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. Who comes to help Stanley when Zigzag is getting the better of Stanley in Part 2?

2. What did Zero do that got him put in Camp Green Lake?

3. Why did Linda Miller marry Trout Walker?

4. What job does the tall man with Stanley's lawyer have?

5. What did Kate Barlow find left of the town of Green Lake 20 years after the death of Sam?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Zero survived the harsh desert for so long when Stanley finds him?

2. Why does Stanley want to go back to camp so badly after finding Zero in the desert?

3. Why was Stanley found innocent of stealing the sneakers?

4. What happens when Zero & Stanley return to camp from the mountain?

5. What happens when Stanley and Zero are able to make it to the top of the mountain?

6. What happened when Trout came back to Green Lake?

7. What does Stanley learn about Zero's past?

8. What does Mr. Pendanski say happened when the other couselors and the warden come to investigate the fight between Stanley and Zigzag?

9. What happens when the attorney tries to get Stanley in the car to leave Camp Green Lake?

10. What do Zigzag and the other boys do to Stanley to bait him into a fight?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe the situations and actions that had to arise in order to assure that Madam Zeroni's and Elya Yelnats' descendants were both at Green Lake at the same time. Was this luck or destiny? Why did Green Lake's drought seemingly begin and end with the Yelnats' family curse?

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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