Chapter 1.
What do you learn in this chapter about the setting of the story?
I imagine that the setting is a hot dry desert, expanding on for miles. I think that to have your water bottle full is like a miracle down by your side, and that to have your hole finished before the sun rises must mean that you have super powers.
Based on its name, what would you imagine a place called Camp Green Lake to be like?
Camp Green Lake sounds like a camp that you would go to to enjoy the sun during summer, a camp that would be costly to parents, but a dream for the kids. A place that has people resting on towels as the water laps onto the shoreline. Miles of lake holding kids that are splashing around or racing in boats. Surrounding the lake are wooden cabins nestling nicely into the luscious grass that insects call their home.
What is it really like?
Camp Green Lake is really a lie. There is no lake. In place of a lake there is a huge, sandy area of wasted space. The only real reason of it being there is to provide room for holes galore. There is also no shade and a huge lack of water. Showers are scare and food is, well, as dry as the desert.
Chapter 2.
Do you think it’s true that digging holes can turn a bad person into a good one?
I believe that maybe a week of hole digging could teach a person his lesson, but 1 and a half years is a bit over the top. The kids are going to go back home covered in blisters and bruises, and potentially be quite dehydrated. If anything, digging holes every day of the week is going to make a person even more troubled then they started out as.
What are some other unpleasant things you’ve heard about that are supposed to “build character”?
Chapter 3.
Stanley’s father, an inventor, says, “I learn from failure.” What do you think this means?
I think that Satneys father is saying that we can learn from our mistakes and that it doesn’t matter how many times you fall down, but how many times you get back up. It's all about persevering and reaching for your dreams, not waiting for them to come to you.
Have you ever learned from failure?
I have learnt from many mistakes, I am sure, but I try not to focus on what went wrong and look ahead. Besides, looking back won’t help us because we aren’t going that way, we need to keep looking ahead and creating new learning paths for ourselves.
Chapter 4.
What kind of tattoo does Mr. Sir have?
Mr Sir has a rattle snake tattoo.
What does this tell you about him?
To have a rattle snake tattoo makes me think that Mr Sir likes to act tough and in control of everything. He may be the gruff one when he is introduced to Stanley (caveman) but Mr Sir is a coward when it comes to being around the warden.
Chapter 5.
Why do the boys call Mr. Pendanski “Mom”?
The reason Mr Pendanski has claimed the nickname is because the boys think that it's funny that they all have their own ‘little nicknames’ for each other, although Mr Pendanski hugly disagrees on using them, why not create their own for him.
Does this nickname suit him?
I think it actually does suit him because he does act like a bit of a mum, like calling the boys by the names their parents gave them and giving little pep talks every now and then. I also think that Mr Pendanski might not mind his nickname too much because it may make him feel that the boys have developed a relationship with him.
Chapter 6.
Why don’t the boys believe Stanley when he tells them he stole the sneakers?
Because Stanley doesn’t seem like the type that would steal and Stanley also acts too sensitive and weak to be able to pull a stunt like that, especially not with ‘Sweet Feets’ famous basketball shoes.
Chapter 7.
What does Stanley learn from digging his first hole?
That it is going to be a long 18 months of digging holes every day. He also begins to realise that the faster the better. The sun is a dangerous object when you are in the middle of the desert with only a little canister of water.
Why do you think he feels proud when his hole is finished?
Because it took him so long and he is also deemed to be unfit and overweight. To get out of the scorching sun must feel so good after working so hard for majority of the day.
Chapter 8.
Do you believe in curses?
I really don’t know what to think of this subject. Although in my opinion, for Stanley’s no-good-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather to have passed his ‘curse’ down that many generations seems a bit unrealistic.
Why or why not?
Again, I’m not entirely sure, but I do know that I have never had anything go too horribly wrong for me.
Chapter 9
How do you feel about the nickname X-Ray give Stanley?
I think it’s cool, but I still can’t figure out why it’s caveman. Maybe they gave it to him because it made him sound tough.
Do you have a nickname?
I don’t have a nickname because my name is short enough. But my old librarian called me ror, (she did shorten EVERYBODY'S names though)! I also got called Roary the racing car a lot through primary by people that I didn’t like that much. I simply ignored or replied with
“the number one star!”
If so, how did you get it?
The only reason I was called Roary the racing car is because of the popular kids TV show.
Chapter 10.
Why do the boys always line up for water in the same order?
I think that they always line up in the same order because of the amount of time that they’ve been at Camp Green Lake. It could also be the order of the leaders of the pack.
What’s the significance to this order?
It literally puts people in their place and is a visual of who is supposedly better than the others.
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