Chapter 41.
Zero says, “If I had just kept those old smelly sneakers, then neither of us would be here right now.” Do you think he’s right?
I think that Zero was right in the aspect that Stanley definitely wouldn’t be at the camp. But if Zero had kept the shoes, people would probably still be on the hunt for them and he would have eventually been found.
Is there anything positive about their situation?
The positive side of this situation is that Zero and Stanley met. It could be a lesson for Stanley because he lost a lot of weight and has learnt a bit about standing up for himself, and it could be a lesson for Zero because now he knows that stealing is a very bad thing to do.
Chapter 42.
Stanley believes it was his destiny to be hit by those falling shoes. What’s the difference
between coincidence and destiny?
A coincidence is when you are not expecting anything to happen, but some rare event happens when you meet with someone else without meaning to. Destiny is like, it’s written in the stars, it was supposed to happen all along.
Do you believe in destiny?
I do believe that some things are supposed to happen, and there are people that you are supposed to meet.
Chapter 43.
When he hears Zero’s stories, how does Stanley feel about his own family?
Stanley really misses his family and hates to think of them becoming stuck in a position like Zero. Stanley also hates the fact that now that he has run away, the camp could have told his parents and his parents wouldn’t know the whole story, so they would be very sad.
How do these stories make you feel?
It makes me feel sad that there are actually people in our world that are homeless and having a hard time in life. It makes me remember how fortunate some of us are.
Chapter 44.
How do you think Stanley and Zero feel when the Warden confronts them?
If I were them I would feel really angry, scared and annoyed at the same time. Stanley and Zero were the ones clever enough to survive the hot, dry desert and then still have the ability to think carefully. If I were them I would be really mad at the warden for using kids that had done something wrong to help find her treasure. While the campers were digging through the hot sun with not nearly enough water, the warden was sitting in an air-conditioned cabin painting her nails!
Chapter 45
What do you learn about the Warden in this chapter?
I learnt that the warden, although seeming very lazy throughout this whole book, watching the kids dig holes from under the shade of her 2 trees. But now I realise that she was actually digging holes as a kid with her parents. She is simply carrying on the tradition.
How does it influence your feelings about her?
I feel that the warden is trying to do something good, but is presenting it in a mean way. I still feel like the warden is a cruel person for making the kids dig so many holes, but she is just a troubled woman that might need a bit of help.
Chapter 46
Why do you think Zero gives Stanley the thumbs-up sign?
I think that Zero gives Stanley the thumbs up because it is like there little signal, from when someone is sick, if he does the thumbs up then he is ok. Zero might be reminding Stanley that even though they are covered in deadly lizards, they are going to be ok.
Chapter 47
The Warden’s name is Walker; who else in the story has the same last name?
Why might this be important?
Trout Walker. This may be an important part to the story, because back when Kate Barlow was around, Trout walker was a mean man. He was the one that killed Sam the onion man, hence the ‘Mary Lou’ boat sitting in the middle of the lake.
Chapter 48
Why won’t Stanley leave without Hector?
Stanley wouldn’t leave without Hector because he didn’t want to leave Zero with the warden, who would probably remind him many times how mad she was. Also, Zero doesn’t have any family to go home to. As Hector didn’t have a file, he could have been stuck at camp forever, but instead, Stanley was willing to invite him into his home.
Chapter 49
The chapter ends with these words: “... and for the first time in over a hundred years, a drop of rain fell into the empty lake.” Does this seem important to you?
It may not seem as important to us as readers because I have personally not ever not seen rain for years in a row. But I am sure for someone like Stanley it would be a miracle. Especially because they know that a lake used to be there, but it had completely dried up.
Why do you suppose the author chose to end Part II here?
I think that the author ended part ll at this part because it is a bit of a dramatic ending, The author might have also ended it here because the next part might be based a few months later, kind of like a check up on how everyone is doing.
Chapter 50.
How has Stanley changed in the course of the story?
I think that Stanley has changed throughout the story because he started out as someone that was being bullied every day, only to come home to his parents, who although loved Stanley very much, had other huge problems to think about, At the end of the story, Stanley has now made friends, from a camp that he wasn’t even supposed to go to in the first place. He also learnt that he can create his own luck, he doesn’t need his great-great-grandfather's curse to defy him.
Do you think Stanley had a “hole” in his life before attending Camp Green Lake?
I think that Stanley did have a hole in his life before he came to Camp Green Lake, but I don’t think it was anything major. Stanley just had a problem with how to handle his problems. He just needed that support and comfort that his life and family are stable, and that he has good friends to turn to.
Does he have one now?
Like I said before, STanley did have a little hole in his life, it was just a matter of figuring out how to fill it. I believe that at this point in the story, Stanley has definitely gotten rid of that hole. Now it is just a matter of keeping it full
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