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Holes Chapters 11-15

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  • Zero says he likes to dig holes
    Because it is all he knows
    Because it helps him think
    Because he enjoys the heat
    Because he wants to impress the Warden
  • Stanley’s first holes cause blisters
    Because Zero hits him
    Because his shovel is broken
    Because he digs too fast
    Because the ground is hard and dry
  • Stanley hesitates to teach Zero
    Because he cannot read well
    Because he dislikes Zero
    Because he is exhausted
    Because he fears X-Ray
  • X-Ray wants Stanley to give him anything he finds
    So Stanley won’t get in trouble
    So the Warden will like Stanley
    So Zero can have it
    So X-Ray can get a day off
  • Zero offers to dig one hour of Stanley’s hole
    Because he owes Stanley
    Because he wants reading lessons
    Because Mr Sir said so
    Because he dislikes digging alone
  • The Warden makes the boys dig twice in X-Ray’s area
    Because she wants deeper holes
    Because she is punishing X-Ray
    Because she wants a new meeting place
    Because she hopes for more treasure
  • X-Ray pretends to find the tube in the morning
    So Stanley gets in trouble
    So Mr Sir won’t know the truth
    So he gets a full day off
    So Zero can rest
  • Stanley agrees to X-Ray’s deal because X-Ray is the group leader
    Stanley dislikes digging
    Stanley thinks X-Ray is lucky
    Stanley wants the tube back
    Stanley hopes to fit in
  • Zero learns quickly
    Because he memorizes books
    Because he is smarter than people think
    Because he already reads a little
    Because Mr Pendanski trained him
  • Stanley’s nickname becomes Caveman
    Because he growls a lot
    Because he is the biggest
    Because he survives the first fight
    Because Mr Sir names him
  • Zero rarely speaks
    Because he cannot hear
    Because he dislikes everyone
    Because he fears the Warden
    Because he chooses to stay quiet
  • Mr Sir spits sunflower seed shells into Stanley’s hole
    To tease Stanley
    To show authority
    By accident
    To help fertilize the dirt
  • Zero digs part of Stanley’s hole
    Because he wants food
    Because of their reading deal
    Because X-Ray demands it
    Because the Warden orders it
  • Zero is the fastest digger
    Mr Pendanski helps him
    Zero cheats
    X-Ray helps him dig
    Zero finishes his hole first daily
  • Stanley teaches Zero the alphabet
    Starting with upper and lowercase letters
    Starting with numbers
    Starting with writing stories
    Starting with reading whole words
  • Zero runs away into the desert
    Because he wants treasure
    Because he wants to find water
    Because he refuses to dig
    Because the Warden frees him
  • Magnet likes animals
    So he wants to study insects
    So he wants to steal pets
    So he wants to be a doctor
    So he wants to train monkeys
  • The boys mock Stanley for teaching Zero
    Because the Warden told them to
    Because they think Zero is stupid
    Because Stanley is new
    Because they dislike reading
  • Stanley finds a fossil in his hole but Mr Pendanski says the Warden isn’t interested in fossils
    He must keep digging
    He will be punished
    He must show it to Mr Sir
    He won’t get the day off
  • Mr Pendanski says the boys must think about their future
    To impress the Warden
    To earn extra food
    To become hole diggers
    To avoid returning to jail
  • Zero’s nickname
    Suggests he is the leader
    Suggests he is the strongest
    Means nothing in his head
    Suggests he steals a lot
  • Stanley realizes he is accepted by the group
    When Zero stops talking to him
    When they call him Caveman
    When they give him extra food
    When they ask him to lead
  • The Warden knows all the boys’ names
    Because Mr Sir tells her daily
    Because Zero reports to her
    Because she monitors everything
    Because she reads their mail
  • Stanley thinks the tube looks familiar
    Because it resembles a lipstick tube
    Because he once owned one
    Because he saw it in a dream
    Because it resembles a shotgun shell
  • The Warden orders water to be refilled again
    Because she wants full obedience
    Because Mr Sir forgot
    Because the boys are dehydrated
    Because Stanley requested it
  • Mr Sir’s face is scratched
    By the Warden’s venomous nail polish
    By Stanley
    By a yellow spotted lizard
    By a shovel accident
  • Zero figures out there are 52 letters
    Because capitals and lowercase are different
    Because Stanley tells him
    Because X-Ray teaches him
    Because he guesses randomly
  • The initials on the gold tube are K B
    Standing for Kevin Brown
    Standing for Kissing Boy
    Standing for Kate Barlow
    Standing for King Bandit
  • The Warden cancels reading lessons
    Because Stanley is bad at teaching
    Because she thinks it leads to trouble
    Because Mr Sir requests it
    Because Zero refuses to learn
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