Holes chapter 7-9

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Holes chapter 7,8,9

What crime was Stanley Yelnats' great-great-grandfather accused of?

1. Stealing a pig
2. Stealing shoes
3. Running away from home
4. Cheating at cards

What was the best part of breakfast for Stanley

1. Fried eggs
2. Porridge
3. Orange juice
4. Cereal

What was the first advice Madame Zeroni gave to Stanley’s great-great-grandfather?

1. Marry a rich woman
2. Carry a pig up a mountain and sing to it
3. Move to America and start a new life
4. Steal a pig and sell it

What was the second advice Madame Zeroni gave to Stanley’s great-great-grandfather?

1. Marry a rich woman
2. Steal a pig and sell it
3. Carry a pig up a mountain and sing to it

What would happen to Stanley's grandfather if he carried up the pig and sang to it? Name at least two things

How did Elya Yelnats want to win Myra Menke’s hand in marriage, and how does her response to the "choose-a-number" game reflect her personality?

What does Elya Yelnats forget to do after carrying the pig up the mountain?

1. Give Madame Zeroni a piglet
2. Marry Myra Menke
3. Carry Madame Zeroni up the mountain
4. Teach his son to read

Back to Stanley.. What happend when he had dug his first hole?

1. He fainted
2. He couldn't get out of the hole
3. Zero decided to help him
4. He hit himself in the head with the shovel

Who is Caveman

1. The warden
2. A big lump of a boy
3. Stanley himself
4. Zero

Explain how the legend of Madame Zeroni and Elya Yelnats' curse connects to Stanley's current situation at Camp Green Lake.

What do you think of the book up to now? (include your reason why!