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Holes
By: Louis Sachar

What do you think is significant in the book’s title?

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Looking at the front cover of the book, Read the back cover of the book, was
predict what the book will be about. your predication of the book correct?
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Chapters 1-4

1. What is the irony in the camp being called “Camp Green Lake”?
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2. What point of view is Holes written? How can you tell?
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3. What are two reasons you can infer Camp Green Lake is not a fun place to be?
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4. “Everyone in his family had always liked the fact that ‘Stanley Yelnats’ was spelled the same
frontward and backward. So, they kept naming their sons Stanley.” The type of word is called a
palindrome. Using the context clues, what is a palindrome?

Palindromes are: _________________________________________

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Can you think of any more words that are palindromes?
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5. The author usually begins a novel by introducing readers to the various characters, but
especially the novel’s protagonist. What is a protagonist? Who is the protagonist in Holes?
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6. A theme in Holes is perseverance. What example of perseverance was given in chapter 4?
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7. Fill in the chart for cause and effect.

Cause Effect

Stanley’s great-great grandfather stole a pig from
a one-legged Gypsy.


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Chapters 5-6

1. Match the character with their name or description.

_________a. warden 1. Squid

_________b. Mr. Pendanski 2. Stanley’s dad; inventor

_________c. Mr. Sir 3. Barf Bag

_________d. Stanley Yelnats III 4. Magnet

_________e. Stanley Yelnats IV 5. Stanley’s great grandfather; pig stealer

_________f. Stanley Yelnats 6. Armpit

_________g. Rex 7. X-Ray; thick dirty glasses

_________h. Alan 8. counselor; eats sunflower seeds

_________i. Lewis 9. Zigzag

_________j. Jose 10. “Mom”; counselor of D tent

_________k. Ricky 11. owner of the shade; over all campers

_________l. Theodore 12. main character of the novel

_________m. Derrick Dunne 13. Sweet Feet

_________n. Clyde Livingston 14. bully to Stanley in school

2. After the first six chapters, what do we know about why Stanley has been sent to camp Green
Lake? How long was his sentence? Page #_________
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Underline or highlight the text evidence that answers the question.

3. Why was Stanley bullied and why didn’t the teachers believe him?

“Back at school, a bully named Derrick Dunne used to torment Stanley. The teachers never took
Stanley’s complaints seriously, because Derrick was so much smaller than Stanley. Some teachers even
found it amusing that a little kid like Derrick could pick on someone as big as Stanley.”

4. What is the one rule at Camp Green Lake? Page #_________
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Chapter 7

1. In chapter 7, the reader learns about Stanley’s great- great grandfather, Elya Yelnats, from

_____________________________. Elya fell in _________________ with Myra Menke. Two men went to Myra’s father to

ask for her hand in ___________________________, Elya and Igor. Myra’s father wanted a fat ___________________ for

her hand in marriage. Elya went to Madame Zeroni for help. Madame Zeroni told him Myra’s head was “as

empty as a ___________________.” Madame Zeroni agreed to help Elya. Every day he had to take the pig up to

the ________________________, let it drink, and sing to him. In return, Madame Zeroni wanted to be carried up

to the mountain. If Elya did not do this for her, he would be ______________________ for all eternity. Because

Elya didn’t walk the pig up the mountain the day of Myra’s fifteenth birthday, the pigs weighed the

__________________. Myra chose __________________ as her husband. Elya left and went to America on a

_________________. On the way, he remembered he didn’t take Madame Zeroni up the mountain. When he got

to America, he fell in love with Sarah Miller but _______________ luck seemed to follow him everywhere.

2. How big did the hole need to be? Page #_________ Why do you think they are digging holes?
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3. Do you agree with the quote: “You’re digging to build character”?
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4. During this chapter, is the story of Stanley’s great-great grandfather is an example of
foreshadowing or a flashback? How can you tell?
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5. Why do you think he feels proud when his hole is finished? Why do you think all the boys spit in
their hole?
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6. Fill in the chart for cause and effect.

Cause Effect

Stanley realizes that his dirt is too close to the hole
his is digging.

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Chapters 8-10

1. Chapter 8 is dedicated to yellow-spotted lizards. Using the book, color and the lizard and
describe it.

Where to they live? Why? What do they eat? Why are they so dangerous?





2. Why do you think the author chose to write so much about yellow- spotted lizards? What is the
connection with sunflower seeds?
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3. In chapter 9, the author uses a play on words for the “wreck room” instead of “rec room”. Why?
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4. What nickname did Stanley get from his friends? Infer why Stanley doesn’t realize his nickname
until the end of the chapter.
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5. What did Stanley find? Was Mr. Sir interested in it? Page #__________
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6. Why do the boys always line up for water in the same order? What is the significance of this
order?
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