The first thing Stanley finds while he is digging is
a rock that has the shape of a fish fossilized in it
. Although he had hoped this would qualify as an “interesting” find and he would have the rest of the day off, he was informed that a fossil was of no interest to the warden and he would need to finish his work.
What is the first thing that Stanley finds when digging his first hole?
The first thing Stanley finds while he is digging is
a rock that has the shape of a fish fossilized in it
. Although he had hoped this would qualify as an “interesting” find and he would have the rest of the day off, he was informed that a fossil was of no interest to the warden and he would need to finish his work.
What did Stanley find while digging his hole?
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.
What did the KB stand for on the artifact Stanley found?
What did the K B stand for on the artifact Stanley found?
Katherine Barlow
.
What is the first interesting object Stanley finds?
What did Stanley first find that he thought might be of interest to the Warden? He found
a fossil
. He was glad because the nickname meant that the boys had accepted him.
How did Stanley feel after digging his first hole?
Stanley
finds treasure right
from the moment he finishes his first hole. It takes him the whole day to dig it, but he does it. His pride is evident when the author writes, “He knew it was nothing to be proud of, but he felt proud nonetheless” (40).
Why does Stanley dig a final hole?
Why does Stanley want to dig one more hole?
Stanley wanted to find the chest with the treasure in it
. Why did Zero fill the bottom of their hole with rocks? So he could separate the water from the mud.
What is Zero's real name?
Zero's real name is
Hector Zeroni
, but he has been called Zero for most of his life. He has been homeless for most of his life, and his mother abandoned (or lost) him when he was still small.
Who does Stanley see in the first hole?
Stanley begins to suspect the Warden is looking for something. During one dig, he finds one of Barlow's lipstick tubes. He gives it to
X-Ray
, the ringleader of his group, who pretends to find it the next day. The Warden is excited by the discovery and orders them to enlarge X-Ray's hole.
What happened when Sam kissed Katherine?
Word spread quickly that an African American man, Sam, and a white woman, Miss Katherine, had shared a kiss.
A crowd attacked her, burned down the schoolhouse, and planned to hang Sam with the sheriff's support
. Miss Katherine ran to warn Sam, and they escaped in his boat.
How old is Kissin Kate Barlow?
Barlow died at the
age of 42
, while laughing at the couple, telling them to “Start digging” as the secret of the treasure's location died with her.
What caused the smile to disappear from Zero's face?
What caused the smile to disappear from Zero's face?
He doesn't get the day off
. Mr. Pendanski implies that Zero is stupid.
What did Stanley realize the gold tube was?
Stanley thought the gold tube might have been the
top of a lipstick container
. He remembered that he had seen a tube like that before in his mother's bathroom and at the Wardens. He also realize KB may have been the initials for Kate Barlow, the outlaw.
Why didn't the lizards bite Stanley and Zero?
Stanley Yelnats IV and Zero (Hector Zeroni) were both saved by that fact after
eating a large number of onions
, the same method Sam used, resulting in them smelling of onions. This prevented the lizards from biting them, due to the fact that they hate onion blood.
Why did Elya leave the pig?
Why did Elya leave the pig and walk away distraught?
He was hurt that Myra didn't love him enough to pick him.
What did zero confess?
In an especially tough moment, Zero confesses to
stealing Clyde Livingston's shoes
, the shoes that Stanley was falsely convicted of stealing.
