Sachar, Louis
AR Quiz No. 28081 EN
To bolster the notion of his family’s ill fate, which is deemed to be the result of a curse, Stanley finds himself sent to an abominable correctional camp located in the Texan wilderness. The text delves into themes of violence, racism, derogatory language, harmful stereotypes, animal cruelty, and bullying.
| ATOS Book Level: | 4.6 |
| Interest Level: | Middle Grades (MG 4-8) |
| AR Points: | 7.0 |
| Word Count: | 47079 |
| Fiction/Nonfiction | Fiction |
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Quiz Answers
Why did the kids at school often tease Stanley?
He was overweight
After Elya Yelnats reached America, he–.
Looked for Madame Zeroni’s son
X-Ray told Stanley that he was called X-Ray because–.
It was pig Latin for Rex
Where did Stanley realize he had seen the golden tube before?
In his mothers bathroom
What happened when Sam kissed Catherine?
Hattie Parker saw them and said god would punish them
Zero took off from camp after–.
He hit Mr. Pendanski with a shovel
What helped zero as he and Stanley made their way toward the thumb?
Stanley spelled words for zero
Stanley went part of the way back down the mountain to–.
look for the shovel
What happened as Stanley stood in the hole and zero held the suitcase?
One of the lizards leaped off Stanley and pounced on a tarantula
What did sam tell the men who were going out to hunt rattlesnakes?
It was important that they drank a bottle of onion juice that night
