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Review: Holes Chapters 1-6

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  • desolate
    empty
  • What is the setting of the story? Describe it and be as detailed as possible.
    The setting is Camp Green Lake. It is a dry, flat wasteland (aka a desert). There's almost no shade. There are rattlesnakes and scorpions.
  • How did Stanley unknowingly get Clyde Livingston's sneakers? Why did he get in trouble for it? Be detailed!
    The shoes hit him on the head as he was walking home. Someone threw them from a car and Stanley thought he could bring it home to his dad for his invention.
  • What is the worst thing that can happen to you at Camp Green Lake?
    Be bitten by a yellow-spotted lizard--you would die!
  • What type of camp is Camp Green Lake?
    A camp for bad boys
  • barren
    unable to produce plants
  • Why doesn't Camp Green Lake have fences?
    Camp Green Lake doesn't need any fences. If anyone tried to escape, they wouldn't get very far because there is no water for a hundred miles.
  • convicted
    to be found guilty
  • What is the big rule at Camp Green Lake?
    DO NOT UPSET THE WARDEN!
  • What are the requirements for digging a hole?
    Every day, you must dig a hole that is 5 feet deep, 5 feet wide, and 5 feet across in every direction. Their shovel is a measuring stick.
  • scarcity
    a small supply/limited amount
  • Other than their names, what do all the Stanley Yelnats have in common?
    A streak of bad luck! However, they always remained hopeful.
  • hastily
    quickly