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Theme
In our study guide, we discussed theme. Write a paragraph about one theme from Holes with at least two examples from the text that support your claim.
  • Your response should be one paragraph.
  • The paragraph should include a topic sentence, two supporting detail sentences, and a concluding sentence.
  • All of your sentences should be complete, and show correct capitalization and punctuation.

Who is the protagonist in the book Holes?
Hector "Zero" Zeroni
Stanley Yelnats
Elya Yelnats
Kate Barlow
Who is the antagonist in the book Holes?
Madame Zeroni
the judge
the warden
X-Ray
Choose the type of conflict that matches the example below:

Zero hits Mr. Pendanski with a shovel.
character vs. nature
character vs. society
character vs. self
character vs. character
Choose the type of conflict that matches the example below:

Sam kisses Miss Katherine.
character vs. self
character vs. society
character vs. character
character vs. nature
Choose the type of conflict that matches the example below:

Zero feels guilty about Stanley being blamed for stealing the shoes.
character vs. character
character vs. society
character vs. self
character vs. nature
Choose the type of conflict that matches the example below:

A yellow-spotted lizard bites Kate Barlow. She later dies.
character vs. character
character vs. self
character vs. nature
character vs. society
Match the story plot elements to the events in Holes.
Falling Action
Stanley is arrested and sent to Camp Green Lake.
Climax
Stanley and Zero become friends.
Conclusion
Stanley and Zero find the buried treasure.
Rising Action
Stanley and Zero are released from Camp Green Lake.
Introduction/Exposition
Stanley and Zero each get $1 million.
The curse of the Yelnats family is complex.

Order the eight events below to show how the curse was put in place by Elya Yelnats and later lifted by Stanley Yelnats. Top to bottom = earliest to last.
When he noticed everyone going crazy about the missing shoes, Hector "Zero" Zeroni walked outside, ran around the corner, took off the shoes, and put them on a parked car.
Elya Yelnats boarded a boat to leave the country.
Elya Yelnats and his descendants are cursed.
The shoes fell from a freeway overpass and hit Stanley Yelnats on the head. Stanley ran with the shoes. Soon a patrol car pulled alongside him.
Hector "Zero" Zeroni saw shoes in the homeless shelter and stole them.
Stanley Yelnats carried Hector "Zero" Zeroni up the mountain at Green Lake, let him drink from the stream, and sang a song to him, which ended the curse.
Stanley Yelnats was sentenced to serve 18 months at Camp Green Lake for stealing shoes.
Elya Yelnats promised to carry Madame Zeroni up a mountain to drink from a stream, and sing to her.
Mystery Thoughts

Read each thought. Determine whose point of view each thought represents.
Match the thought to the correct character from the book.
The Warden
"As the leader of D tent, it's my job to keep the other boys in line."
Zero
"The color of a person's skin doesn't matter when it comes to love."
Stanley
"Everyone thinks I'm stupid. The truth is that I have had a hard life."
Katherine Barlow
"I am only interested in riches and power."
X-Ray
"I don't know why, but I am always having bad luck."