What does she instruct Elya to do with the piglet?
Elya saw only Myra’s beauty and wanted a pig. So, Madame Zeroni instructed Elya to carry her runt piglet up a mountain where the water runs uphill and as the piglet drank, sing a special song to him.
What happened in Chapter 7 of Holes?
By Louis Sachar. Stanley is digging a hole the next morning while it’s still dark. After breakfast that morning, the boys had each filled their canteens and fetched a shovel from a shed near the showers. Then each group of boys was sent to dig in a different area.
What happened in chapter 4 of Holes?
The bus driver, the guard and Mr. Mr. Sir describes the routine of having breakfast at 4:30 a.m., then going into the desert to dig a hole five feet deep and five feet across, every day. He laughingly points out to Stanley that there are no guard towers or fences, only the fatal heat of the desert to prevent escape.
What happened in Chapter 1 of Holes?
In Chapter One of Holes, by Louis Sachar, readers are introduced to the juvenile detention center, Camp Green Lake. The dangers are always present: the rattlesnakes, the scorpions, the yellow-spotted lizards, and of course, the warden (the person in charge of a prison).
Who does Elya marry in holes?
Myra Menke
When he was fifteen he fell in love with a pretty fourteen year old girl named Myra Menke. Elya wanted to marry Myra but so did Igor Barkov, a fifty-seven year old pig farmer.
Why does Madame Zeroni not like Myra?
Madame Zeroni believes that Mayra is dumb and worthless and tells him to carry a pig up a mountain. Madame Zeroni does not believe that Myra is the best wife for him. She tells him that “Myra’s head is as empty as a flowerpot.” He tells Madame Zeroni that she is beautiful, but Madame Zeroni is not impressed.
Who did Elya Yelnats marry?
What did the judge think holes?
Stanley had said that he was walking home from school when the shoes randomly fell from the sky and into his bag without warning. What did the judge think? That it was despicable crime because the sneakers were for the homeless.
What’s the worst thing that can happen to you while at Camp Green Lake?
yellow-spotted lizard
The worst thing that could happen to you while at Camp Green Lake was to get bitten by a yellow-spotted lizard because there was nothing anyone could do for you. You would die.
Who is Madame Zeroni to zero?
Mademe Zeroni (1750s-1848), is Zero (Hector Zeroni)’s great great great grandmother. Madame Zeroni was the woman who cursed Elya Yelnats and his family line. She was portrayed by the late Eartha Kitt.
Does Elya really love Myra?
Elya is in love with Myra. So is Igor Barkov, the pig farmer. He is fifty-seven years old though, and you would not think that he was the most attractive of mates for a teenager.
Why did Elya not marry Myra?
She is selfish and does not love either man. Madame Zeroni tells Elya not to bother with Myra, because just because she is pretty does not make her a good wife. Madame Zeroni gives Elya a piglet, and tells him to take it up a mountain and sing to it. As he does this, the piglet will get bigger and he will get stronger.
Why did they kill Sam in holes?
He is portrayed as a kind, reliable and gentle man, whose death results in Miss Katherine turning into the infamous bandit and outlaw named Kissin Kate Barlow….
| Sam | |
|---|---|
| Race | African-American |
| Status | Deceased |
| Cause of Death | Shot in the head by Trout Walker. |
| Location | Green Lake (When Killed) Heaven (Now) |
