5 Questions
Camp Greenlake is a juvenile corrections facility located in the Texas forest.
False
Stanley Yelnats IV was sent to Camp Greenlake for stealing a pair of shoes from a charity event.
False
The Warden of Camp Greenlake is named Warden Wallace, and her assistant is named Pendanski.
True
The curse on the Yelnats family was caused by Elya Yelnats stealing a pig from a gypsy named Madame Zeroni's grandmother.
False
Stanley breaks the curse by digging a specific number of holes in the desert.
False
Study Notes
Holes Story
Camp Greenlake
- A juvenile corrections facility in the Texas desert where the story takes place
- Campers are forced to dig holes in the desert as a form of character-building and punishment
- The camp is run by the cruel and abusive Warden Wallace and her assistant, Pendanski
- The campers are a diverse group of boys, each with their own unique personalities and backstory
Curse Breaking
- The main character, Stanley Yelnats IV, is wrongly accused of stealing a pair of shoes and sent to Camp Greenlake
- Stanley uncovers a hidden treasure and breaks the curse that has plagued his family for generations
- The curse was caused by his great-great-grandfather, Elya Yelnats, who stole a pig from a gypsy named Madame Zeroni
- The curse is broken when Stanley carries Zero, a fellow camper, up a mountain, mirroring the actions of Elya Yelnats
- The curse breaking is symbolized by the discovery of the treasure and the change in Stanley's fortunes
Holes Story
Setting
- Camp Greenlake: a juvenile corrections facility in the Texas desert
- Campers are forced to dig holes in the desert as a form of character-building and punishment
Characters
- Warden Wallace: cruel and abusive leader of Camp Greenlake
- Pendanski: Warden Wallace's assistant
- Stanley Yelnats IV: main character, wrongly accused of stealing a pair of shoes, sent to Camp Greenlake
- Zero: a fellow camper at Camp Greenlake
- Elya Yelnats: Stanley's great-great-grandfather, stole a pig from Madame Zeroni, causing a curse
- Madame Zeroni: a gypsy, victim of Elya Yelnats' theft, placed a curse on the Yelnats family
Curse Breaking
- Curse caused by Elya Yelnats stealing a pig from Madame Zeroni
- Curse broken when Stanley carries Zero up a mountain, mirroring Elya Yelnats' actions
- Curse breaking symbolized by discovery of hidden treasure and change in Stanley's fortunes
Take this quiz to test your knowledge of the story Holes by Louis Sachar, set at Camp Greenlake in the Texas desert, where campers dig holes as punishment.
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