HOLES

HOLIDAY HOMEWORK 

Date:  April 23, 2013
Below is your holiday homework.  The questions are optional, however the reading is obligatory.   I advice that you read and answer all the questions orally.  Do not completely ignore the questions.

Reading from: 

chapter 33 - 42  ( This requirement is for all the students who have been following and regularly doing their homework. )

Students that traveled to Spain for  soccer and until now have not  caught up need to read until chapter 33.  

Click Here to download questions for extra questions for chapters 23 - 33.
CHAPTERS 23 - 33


Click Here to download questions for  chapters 33 - 42. 
CHAPTERS 33-42



WHAT ARE PALINDROMES?

Extra Credit question on DST
A palindrome is a word or a number or a sequence of units that is able to be read the same way from either direction, be it forwards or backwards.

Examples of Palindromes are :
1.  MOM
2.  DAD
3.  DESSERTS -->  STRESSED
4.  RACECAR
5.  STOP --> POTS
6.  STANLEY --> YELNATS
7.  STAR --> RATS
8.  EVIL --> LIVE

HOLES REVIEW GUIDE 

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Homework Due Sunday April 7
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Homework Due Tuesday April 2

1. How did X-Ray get his name?
2. Why was Stanley glad that the boys had nicknamed him Caveman?
3. What did Mr. Pendanski and the boys talk about in their circle?
4. What did Stanley think he wanted to do with his life?
5. What did Stanley find while digging one of his holes?
6. What did he do with it?
7. What was X-Ray's reaction the next day at breakfast to Stanley's question about his "find"?
8. Stanley found out why X-Ray reacted that way later in the day. What was the reason he reacted that way?
9. Was Stanley's "find" of any importance?
10. Describe the Warden.
11. The Warden had the boys continue to dig around X-Ray's hole. Why did Stanley know that they would not find anything of importance there?
12. What does Stanley discover about Zero?
13. Why didn't Mr. Sir think that Stanley was telling the truth about the sack of sunflower seeds?
14. What was the Warden's reaction to Stanley admitting he stole the sunflower seed?
15. Why was she mad at Mr. Sir?
16. What was special about the Warden's nail polish?

Elements of the novel

1.  Characters 




2.  Setting 

The setting of the novel stays the same throughout the majority of the story.  The novel's events take place at Camp Green Lake, a juvenile correctional facility.  This is where young criminals are sent for punishment so they would change into better human beings.  This camp is in Texas,  a dangerous barren wasteland that ironically used to have a huge beautiful lake.  It takes place in modern times except for chapter 7 where Stanley takes us back to tell the story of his no-good-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great grandfather who was cursed by the Egyptian gypsy.  

 



 Homework Due Thursday March 28th

 Homework Due Sunday March 31st



About Louis Sachar




Homework Due Sunday March 24th
 
Read chapters 6-10 and answer the questions below. You need to answer your questions on a seperate piece of paper ( not in a notebook ). 





Homework Due Monday March 18th

Read chapter 2- 5 and answer the questions below. You need to answer your questions on a seperate piece of paper ( not in a notebook ).


 The following questions will help you think about the important parts of each chapter.

Directions:  Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper.

CHAPTER 1

1.  What is the setting of the story?

2.  Based on its name, what would you imagine a place called Camp Green Lake to be like?

3.  What is Camp Green Lake really like?