Holes

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. What is ironic about the name Camp Green Lake?

A) The lake is blue.

B) It isn’t like a vacation.

C) It is more like a dry wasteland.

D) The lake is more like a pond.

2. What does Mr. Pendanski’s warning about the Warden foreshadow in the novel?

A) The shoes that fall from the sky on Stanley

B) The location of Kate Barlow’s loot

C) The oppressive circumstances brought by the curse

D) The trouble that will come at Camp Green Lake

3. What might the reader conclude the author believes about misdeeds?

A) If you act badly, you must quickly correct your errors.

B) Your actions can have consequences for generations.

C) What your forefathers did makes little difference.

D) If you live a good life, good things will happen to you.

4. How are the characters of X-Ray and the Warden similar?

A) Both are friends with Mr. Sir.

B) Both abuse their power.

C)  Both ultimately show their bravery.

D) Both are cursed by past events.

5. Which of the following scenarios best represents the novel’s theme of Fate Is Powerful?

A) Stanley is bullied, as his ancestors were.

B) Stanley is named for his great-great-grandfather.

C) Stanley acquires the shoes Zero stole.

D) Stanley gives Kate Barlow’s lipstick tube to X-Ray.

6. How does Stanley feel after digging his first hole?

A) Curious

B) Proud

C) Worthless

D) Lucky

7. What is the significance of his nickname to Stanley?

A) It makes him feel he belongs.

B) It reveals his character.

C) It shows his physical strength.

D) It mocks his intelligence.

8. What do onions and peaches signify in the novel?

A) They symbolize Kate Barlow’s desire for revenge.

B) They are a delicious break from the food at Camp Green Lake.

C) They show the healing power of nutritious foods.

D) They are a powerful link between the past and present.

9. How might X-Ray be described in the novel?

A) Friendly

B) Motivated by fate

C) Inclusive of all the boys

D) Opportunistic

10. How does Stanley’s name echo one of the book’s themes?  

A) A name passed down through generations shows that the past influences the present.

B) A name spelled the same forward and backward suggests the power of fate on events.

C) A name passed down through generations shows friendship is important.

D) A name spelled the same forward and backward shows friendship is eternal. 

11. In the novel, how does Stanley typically cope with conflict?

A) He confronts it head-on.

B) He talks about it to relieve tension.

C) He attempts to win the upper hand.

D) He ignores it and hopes it goes away.

12. Why does Zero’s character go largely ignored in the first half of the novel?

A) He is too quiet to be of notice to anyone.

B) He has a reputation for contributing nothing of worth.

C) He spends little time with the other boys.

D) He doesn’t know the difference between right and wrong.

13. How can the relationship between Stanley and Zero best be explained?

A) As two separate coincidences

B) As intertwined fates

C) As family relations

D) As improbable foes

14. What creates a happy ending for Stanley?

A) His willingness to help Zero and seek out the treasure.

B) His good fortune and luck.

C) His working together with the Warden.

D) His kindness in teaching Zero math.

15. Which plot scenario best represents the novel’s theme The Past Has a Strong Influence on the Present?

A) Zero and Stanley escape the Warden.

B) The counselor provides guidance to overcome past hurts.

C) Camp Green Lake is a desert wasteland.

D) Stanley is bullied, and it makes him insecure.

Long Answer

Compose a response of 2-3 sentences, incorporating text details to support your response.

1. What role do shoes play in the novel?

2. Why does Stanley reflect that he “liked himself now” when he is on Big Thumb? (Chapter 42)