| Name ____________________ | Date ___________________ |
| Reading : Holes | Chapters 11-22 |
Vocabulary
| 1. fossil |
| 2. veterinarian |
| 3. appropriate |
| 4. etched |
| 5. site |
6. paranoid |
| 7. sprawled |
| 8. presumably |
| 9. breakthrough |
| 10. recite |
| 11. callus |
| 12. unearth |
| 13. condemned |
| 14. toxic |
| 15. writhe |
| 16. defiance |
Discussion Questions
| 1. How did X-Ray get his name? |
| 2. Why was Stanley glad that the boys had nicknamed him Caveman? |
3. What did Mr. Pendanski and the boys talk about in their circle? |
| 4. What did Stanley think he wanted to do with his life? |
| 5. What did Stanley find while digging one of his holes? |
| 6. What did he do with it? |
| 7. What was X-Ray's reaction the next day at breakfast to Stanley's question about his "find"? |
| 8. Stanley found out why X-Ray reacted that way later in the day. What was the reason he reacted that way? |
| 9. Was Stanley's "find" of any importance? |
| 10. Describe the Warden. |
| 11. The Warden had the boys continue to dig around X-Ray's hole. Why did Stanley know that they would not find anything of importance there? |
| 12. What does Stanley discover about Zero? |
| 13. Why didn't Mr. Sir think that Stanley was telling the truth about the sack of sunflower seeds? |
| 14. What was the Warden's reaction to Stanley admitting he stole the sunflower seed? |
| 15. Why was she mad at Mr. Sir? |
| 16. What was special about the Warden's nail polish? |
| 17. What happened to Mr. Sir when she slapped him? |
18. Explain what the Warden meant when she said to Stanley, "He's not going to die, unfortunately for you". |
