Table of Contents
- 1 What does each boy do when they finish digging their hole?
- 2 What happens at the end of holes?
- 3 What did zero do after he had finished digging his hole?
- 4 What was the 2nd thing Stanley found while digging?
- 5 What happened to Hector’s mom Holes?
- 6 What is Stanley’s father’s job?
- 7 What is Stanley’s nickname What does it mean?
- 8 What does Stanley think about when he is digging his hole?
- 9 Why do the boys spit in the holes at Camp Green Lake?
- 10 Why do the boys spit into the holes in the toilet?
What does each boy do when they finish digging their hole?
When each boy finishes digging his hole, what it the ritual he does? He spits in it.
What happens at the end of holes?
At the end of the book, it seems that the Yelnats family curse is lifted. Hector is reunited with his mother, from whom he was separated many years ago and Stanley’s father finally succeeds in inventing something: a cure for foot odor.
What happens when Stanley finishes his first hole?
After digging his first hole, Stanley starts changing in other ways too. This accomplishment teaches Stanley to depend on himself for survival and see life differently as well as to do things by himself. It helps him start to grow up and become a young man. Stanley also finds friendship at Camp Green Lake.
What did zero do after he had finished digging his hole?
Stanley is correct in his inference that Zero has finished digging Stanley’s hole. Zero will dig Stanley’s hole for an hour if Stanley will give him reading lessons for an hour each day. Since Stanley won’t be as exhausted if Zero digs his hole, he will have more energy to devote to teaching Zero to read.
What was the 2nd thing Stanley found while digging?
The second thing that Stanley found while digging was a gold tube that had letters KB enclosed in a heart engraved on the bottom of it. Stanley didn’t want to give it to X-Ray because his hole was almost completely dug, but he did it anyway.
Is Holes a true story?
No, Holes is not a true story. It is a fictional novel for children and young adults.
What happened to Hector’s mom Holes?
At a young age, his mother usually left him at Laney Park, as she couldn’t take him with her everywhere. Sadly, one day, she left him there but never came back (A theory is that she was arrested for stealing, sentenced by a kangaroo court like the one that incarcerated Stanley Yelnats IV).
What is Stanley’s father’s job?
Stanley’s father is an inventor and although his is smart and works very hard he never has any luck. Because he never has any luck his inventions never work. Stanley’s father and grandfather and great grandfather are all named Stanley Yelnats.
What was the 2nd thing Stanley found in a hole?
What is Stanley’s nickname What does it mean?
When the warden addresses Stanley by his nickname, which the boys have given him, she is catering to the boys in a way. She wants them to find her treasure. Stanley does not even realize that he is Caveman at first. The nickname means “they accepted him as a member of the group.”
What does Stanley think about when he is digging his hole?
As Stanley continues to dig his hole he imagines a confrontation between his school bully, Derrick Dunne and the boys here. He enjoys thinking of Derrick Dunne, who has so often tormented Stanley, being beaten up by the boys from the camp.
Who is the last boy to finish digging at Tent D?
Stanley is again the last boy to finish digging. When he arrives at Tent D, he finds Mr. Pendanski and the other boys sitting in a circle. Mr.
Why do the boys spit in the holes at Camp Green Lake?
There are several explanations as to why the boys engage in this rather odd daily ritual. By spitting in their holes, the boys express their disdain for the arduous, pointless labor. Their spit is also a sign of contempt for the entire administration and facility at Camp Green Lake.
Why do the boys spit into the holes in the toilet?
There are two possible reasons for this. First of all, it shows contempt for this pointless, menial chore that they’re expected to carry out on a daily basis. This is hard, back-breaking work, and by spitting into the holes, the boys are showing just how much they hate all that sweat and toil.