Holes: Chapters 7-11

Stanley spends his first full day at Camp Green Lake, digs his first hole and then writes a letter to his mum.

Though, Stanley doesn't tell her truth about what his life is like at the camp in his letter to his mum. Why is this?

In reading response 5, you are going to imagine that Stanley keeps a diary and is completely truthful about his life at Camp Green Lake.

After reading chapters 10 and 11 you are going to answer the questions below in reading response 6.

Chapter 10 

1.How can you tell that Stanley is tired?2.Why does Stanley show the fossil to Mr Pendanski?3.How can you tell that Mr Pendanski is not interested in the fossil?

Chapter 11 

4.Why does Stanley agree to give anything he finds in the future to X-Ray?

5.What makes Stanley think of Derrick Dunne? How does he feel about Derrick Dunne?



Help for reading response six (summary of chapters 10 and 11):

Chapter 10

Stanley's second hole is also very hard to dig. While he is digging he finds the fossil of a fish. He has been told by Mr. Pendanski that if he finds anything interesting he might not have to finish his hole. When the water truck comes Stanley notices that there is always an order to the line, with X-Ray first, then followed by Armpit, Squid, Zigzag, Magnet, Zero, and lastly Stanley. Stanley shows the fish fossil to Mr. Pendanski but Mr. Pendanski says that the fossil is not what the Warden wants. Stanley has to finish digging his hole.

Chapter 11

X-Ray asks Stanley to give him anything else interesting that he might find. X-Ray explains that his nickname is pig latin for his real name, Rex. Actually, X-Ray doesn't see well and will never be able to find anything that might be in the holes. X-Ray says that since he has been at the camp for a year and Stanley has only been there a month, it is more important for X-Ray to get the day off. Stanley agrees because he wants X-Ray to like him. Stanley wonders why everyone follows what X-Ray does. He realizes that X-Ray is the smallest boy apart from Zero and that he, Stanley, is actually the largest boy. 

Stanley continues to dig his hole and he imagines what it would be like if his school bully, Derrick Dunne and the boys here at Camp Green Lake would meet. He enjoys thinking of Derrick Dunne, who has so often tormented Stanley, being beaten up by the boys from the camp.