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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 Mr. Pendanski tell Stanley to do when Zigzag is taunting him in Part 2?

2. What reason does the lawyer say the warden can't check the suitcase?

3. What does Stanley do when Zero gives out while they are climbing the side of the mountain?

4. What does Zigzag accuse Stanley of treating Zero like?

5. What makes the other boys mad at Stanley?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Zero is questioned about the reading lessons Stanley is giving him?

2. What happens after Mr. Sir has filled Stanley's canteen for the first time?

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

4. When Kissing Kate Barlow came back to her town of Green Lake what did she find?

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

6. What surprises Stanley as he walks across the desert after the water truck incident?

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

8. What stops the warden from taking the metal case from Zero and Stanley?

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

10. After recovering on top of the mountain, what do Zero and Stanley plan to do?

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

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

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?

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