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Reading : Holes	Chapters 23-33

Vocabulary

1. preserve

2. incurable

3. afflict

4. disrespectful

5. spew

6. gurgling

7. grotesque

8. concoction

9. distracted

10. mock

11. vile

12. blurry

13. blotchy

14. refuge

15. deprive

16. cluster

17. spigot

18. twitch

19. accelerate

20. systematic

Discussion Questions

1. What was Camp Green Lake like one hundred years ago?

2. Who was Katherine Barlow?

3. What happened to the boy who asked Mr. Sir what happened to his face?

4. Why did the boys avoid looking at Mr. Sir's face?

5. Who did the people in the town of Green Lake go to see when they got sick?

6. Why wasn't Sam allowed to attend classes at the school?

7. Why did Hattie Parker point her finger at Kate and same and say, "God will punish you"?

8. What happened to Green Lake after Sam and Mary Lou were killed?

9. You make the decision: Whom did God punish?

10. What happened to Miss Katherine after the deaths of Sam and Mary Lou?

11. When did Kate Barlow return to Green Lake?

12. What did she find?

13. Why did Kate Barlow die laughing?

14. Stanley figured out why he and the others were digging holes every day. What did he discover?

15. What did Zero do when Mr. Pendanski tried to force Zero to dig another hole?

16. What did Zero do next?

17. What did the Warden want done with Zero's records. Why?

18. Stanley was desperate to find Zero. What did he do?

 

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