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10 Questions about "Holes": The Book | For Children

"Holes" is one of my favorite books.

A multiple-choice quiz by the_music_man. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
the_music_man

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
128,322

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is Stanley's nickname at Camp Green Lake in the book? Hint

Caveman

X-Ray

Zero

Armpit

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is Zero's real name? Hint

Stanley Yelnats

Zero is his real name

Hector Zeroni

Davy Jones

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who wrote the book "Holes"? Hint

Louis Sachar

Roald Dahl

R.L. Stine

Johann Wyss

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Question 4 of 10

4. Was there a lake at Camp Green Lake when Stanley got there?

Yes

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Question 5 of 10

5. Whom did Stanley always blame when things went wrong? Hint

his no-good-pig-stealing-great-great-great-grandfather

his no-good-pig-stealing-father

his no-good-rotten-pig-stealing-grandfather

his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather

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Question 6 of 10

6. What did all the Yelnats name their sons? Hint

Rex

Jeffrey

Stanley

Adam

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was Armpit's real name? Hint

Theodore

Hector

Jose

Ricky

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Question 8 of 10

8. Whom did Elya Yelnats want to marry? Hint

Sarah Stevens

Myra Menke

Bionca Balch

Sarah Gordon

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Question 9 of 10

9. Did Zero know his all his ABCs correctly before Stanley came to camp?

Yes

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Question 10 of 10

10. What do the yellow spotted lizards look like? Hint

a white tongue, black teeth, and 11 yellow spots

a white tongue, black teeth, and 2 yellow spots

a black tongue, white teeth and 12 yellow spots

a black tongue and 3 yellow spots

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is Stanley's nickname at Camp Green Lake in the book?

Answer: Caveman

In the book, he thinks they are going to call him "Barf-Bag" like the person who slept in his cot before him.

2. What is Zero's real name?

Answer: Hector Zeroni

He says it to Stanley after they both ran away after Zero hit Mr. Pendanskey with a shovel. Stanley ran away because he was looking for Zero.

3. Who wrote the book "Holes"?

Answer: Louis Sachar

His book won the Newberry Medal, the National Book Award, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the ALA Best Book for Young Adults Award, The ALA Notable Book Award, the ALA Quick Pick Award, the Christopher Award for Juvenile Fiction, New York Times Notable Children's Book of the Year, The Horn Book Fanfare Award, the Publisher's Weekly Best Book of the Year Award, A Bulletin Blue Ribbon, and the School Library Journal Best Book of the Year.

4. Was there a lake at Camp Green Lake when Stanley got there?

Answer: No

There had never been a lake at Camp Green Lake while it was a detention center but 110 years before that there was!

5. Whom did Stanley always blame when things went wrong?

Answer: his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather

If you haven't read the book I am not going to spoil the surprise for you!

6. What did all the Yelnats name their sons?

Answer: Stanley

They liked that name because Stanley is Yelnats spelled backwards!

7. What was Armpit's real name?

Answer: Theodore

8. Whom did Elya Yelnats want to marry?

Answer: Myra Menke

Myra Menke wasn't a very smart girl. As Madam Zeroni would say "Her head is as empty as a flower pot!

9. Did Zero know his all his ABCs correctly before Stanley came to camp?

Answer: no

He didn't even know how to read! He was called Zero because he didn't have anything in his mind!

10. What do the yellow spotted lizards look like?

Answer: a white tongue, black teeth, and 11 yellow spots

It may not say in the movie but it does in the book!

Source: Author the_music_man

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