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Holes
Trailblazers · 4th–6th
If he didn’t talk about it, then maybe it didn’t happen. He went over to his hole, and to his surprise it was nearly finished. He stared at it, amazed.
Read the passage aloud. How does the short last sentence feel after the two longer ones?
Narration Tell back what happens on Stanley's walk back to his hole, in order: what he thinks about, the rattlesnake, the boys' questions, and what he finds at his hole.
1. After the Warden's words, Stanley meets a rattlesnake and whispers, “Thanks for the warning.” What do you hear in his voice?Tone
2. The boys ask what the Warden said and what Stanley told her. How much of the truth do they have a right to hear?Moral reasoning
3. Stanley decides the other boys dug his hole because he took the blame for the seeds. What makes that a reasonable guess?Inference
4. The chapter ends on Zero's hole, “smaller than all the others,” with no explanation. Why might the author stop there?Plot structure
Make a Connection Tell about a time you kept quiet about something hard that had happened to you. What made you want to?
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to his surprise it was nearly finished
stared at it, amazed
the desolate wasteland
left him stranded in the desert
“found refuge on God’s thumb.”
took credit for it
Confused, Stanley looked
He was insane when they found him.
1. Stanley's great-grandfather survived seventeen days in the desert. Using two pieces of evidence, explain whether the chapter shows him as lucky or unlucky.
2. Stanley hopes to finish his hole before Mr. Sir recovers. Using two pieces of evidence, explain why he fears being alone with him.
3. The boys call out “You’re still alive” and Magnet says “Good going.” Using two pieces of evidence, explain how the boys see what Stanley did.