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Reading : Holes  Chapters 34-42

Vocabulary

1. shimmering
2. mirage
3. sheepish
4. ventilation

5. rut

6. frail
7. boost
8. interwoven
9. protruding
10. altitude
11. increments
12. precipice
13. gully
14. gloppy
15. quack
16. contrite
17. contaminate
18. destiny

Discussion Questions

1. What did Stanley find in the dried up lake?
2. What was the name of the boat?
3. Prediction: Who do you think the boat originally belonged to?
4. What was "sploosh"?
5. Prediction: Where do you think it originated?
6. Why did Zero think that Barf Bag wanted to purposely get bitten by a rattlesnake?
7. Why is the boys' description of Mary Lou comical?
8. What did Stanley and Zero to to help pass the time by?
9. What did Stanley mean by his statement "Death would be a relief"?
10. What worried Stanley the most about him possibly dying?
11. What was the difficulty Stanley and Zero were confronted with when they reached the western shore of Green Lake?
12. What convinced Stanley that there had to be a source of water nearby?
13. What secret does Zero reveal to Stanley?
14. Why didn't Zero know that the sneakers belonged to Clyde Livingston when he stole them?
15. What was Zero arrested for?
16. Why was Stanley experiencing happiness for the first time in his life.

 

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