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Name ________________________ |
Date ______________________ |
| Reading: "Holes" | Chapters 1-10 |
Vocabulary
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1. wasteland |
| 2. hover |
| 3. stifling |
| 4. obstacle |
| 5. vast |
| 6. perseverance |
| 7. neglected |
| 8. barren |
| 9. desolate |
| 10. violation |
| 11. prospect |
| 12. humiliating |
| 13. auctioned |
| 14. despicable |
| 15. shallow |
| 16. descendent |
| 17. eternity |
| 18. excavated |
| 19. predatory |
| 20. intensity |
Discussion Questions
| 1. Why was Stanley going to Camp Green Lake ? |
| 2. What was unusual about his name? |
| 3. What was going to change the bad boys into good boys? |
| 4. Who was to blame for all of the Yelnats' bad luck? |
| 5. How did Stanley 's great-great grandfather lose his fortune? |
| 6. Who was Stanley warned not to upset? |
| 7. Who was Clyde “Sweet Feet” Livingston ? |
| 8. How did Stanley get the sneakers? |
| 9. Describe the hole Stanley was to dig each day. |
| 10. What was Stanley told to do if he found anything interesting or unusual? |
| 11. What was the incentive to find something interesting unusual? |
| 12. What was Stanley nicknamed? |
| 13. Why was Stanley 's great-great grandfather, Elya Yelnats, cursed? |
| 14. What did Stanley find while digging in his hole? |
