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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. Where did Zero put the famous sneakers he stole that eventually got Stanley in trouble?

2. What does Zigzag offer Stanley that starts a fight in Part 2?

3. What injury does Zero incur while trying to help Stanley up the side of the mountain?

4. What does Stanley do for Zero to keep him moving and his mind off the pain when they are in the desert alone?

5. When would Zero go to homeless shelters?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What do Zero and Stanley spend their time doing on top of the mountain?

5. What encourages Stanley as he walks through the desert alone after the water truck incident?

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

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

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

9. Why does Stanley feel he needs to go back down the mountain, and what is making him hesitant to go?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Stanley Yelnats has been sent to Camp Green Lake although he did nothing wrong. How would the story have changed, and the reader's perception changed, had Stanley been guilty of a crime?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the Warden's personality. Why does she treat Mr. Sir and Mr. Pendanski harshly? Does she treat the children better or the counselors?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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