Table of Contents
- 1 What does zero ask Stanley do for him?
- 2 What does zero say he wants to do with his life?
- 3 What is zero confess Stanley?
- 4 How are zero and Stanley the same?
- 5 What deal do Stanley and Zero make Why does Stanley later reconsider the deal?
- 6 How did zero teach Stanley how to read?
- 7 Why does Stanley not want to drink Sploosh?
- 8 Why is Stanley angry in the book Holes?
What does zero ask Stanley do for him?
Zero will dig Stanley’s hole for a hour a day and Stanley will teach him to read. Where did X-Rays name come from?
What does zero say he wants to do with his life?
Pendanski asks each boy what he wants to do as a career, after leaving Camp Green Lake. When Mr. Pendanski says that even Zero is not totally worthless and then asks Zero what he would like to do when he leaves Camp Green Lake. Zero is silent at first but then he replies that he likes digging holes.
What deal does Stanley and Zero?
Stanley points out that Zero didn’t steal them either to which Zero responds, “You didn’t steal the sneakers.” After this, Stanley offers to teach Zero to read and they work out a deal in which Zero will dig Stanley’s hole for an hour every day so that Stanley won’t be as tired when he teaches Zero.
What is zero confess Stanley?
In an especially tough moment, Zero confesses to stealing Clyde Livingston’s shoes, the shoes that Stanley was falsely convicted of stealing.
How are zero and Stanley the same?
Most of the similarities between Zero and Stanley are based on their personalities. For example, both are adventurous. Zero and Stanley both run away from the camp into the desert, with no water or food. They both also have a sense of justice.
Why did Stanley agree to teach Zero to read and write?
Why did Stanley agree to teach Zero to read and write? Stanley agreed to teach Zero to read and write in exchange for Zero digging part of Stanley’s hole. Everyone assumed that Zero wasn’t smart because he didn’t speak much and didn’t know how to read or write.
What deal do Stanley and Zero make Why does Stanley later reconsider the deal?
They think Zero loves to dig. Zero will dig his hole every day and Stanley will teach him an hour every day. Chapter 22; Why does Stanley reconsider the deal? It might make Xray mad.
How did zero teach Stanley how to read?
Zero wants Stanley to teach him how to read. When Stanley is sent to the Warden for stealing sunflower seeds, what does she do to him? She tells him to get her make up case. Then she applies her rattlesnake venom nail polish and rubs it against his face.
What do zero and Stanley carry in holes?
Zero and Stanley head towards God’s thumb, periodically giving each other the thumbs up sign for reassurance as they walk. They carry Zero’s shovel and four of the unbroken sploosh jars in the burlap sunflower seed sack. Zero often has severe attacks of stomach pain. Stanley spells words for Zero to keep him occupied.
Why does Stanley not want to drink Sploosh?
Zero has found many jars of a muddy looking liquid that he calls sploosh. Stanley doesn’t want to drink it because he realizes that it is probably at least 100 years old, but he is so thirsty that he does. It tastes like peaches. Zero and Stanley have to break the top off the last bottle of sploosh because it is sealed very tightly.
Why is Stanley angry in the book Holes?
Stanley is angry with everyone, including himself. He regrets having Zero dig his hole for him. He considers ways to help Zero but can not think of any that do not involve retribution from the Warden. He hopes that Zero will travel to the mountain that looks like a thumb.