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Holes Chapter 6 Worksheet
Read the original passage below, then answer the questions. Use details from the passage as evidence. The passage is an original retelling of the family-history ideas associated with this chapter; it is not a quotation from the novel.
Stanley Yelnats had heard his family blame bad luck on a curse. His father said the story began with Stanley’s great-great-grandfather, Elya. Long ago, Elya wanted to marry Myra, but he feared she might choose another suitor. He asked an elderly woman named Madame Zeroni for help.\n\nMadame Zeroni gave Elya a small piglet and a strange set of instructions. Each day, he was to carry it up a mountain, let it drink from a spring, and sing to it. As the pig grew, Elya was to grow stronger. In return, when the pig was big enough, Elya had to carry Madame Zeroni up the mountain and sing to her.\n\nElya followed the instructions. The pig grew, and so did his hopes. But when he returned, Myra seemed unable to choose between him and the other suitor. Elya became frustrated. Instead of making the decision for her, he left for America. In his hurry, he forgot his promise to Madame Zeroni.\n\nYears later, Elya’s descendants told stories of hardship and unlucky events. One tale concerned Stanley’s great-grandfather, who was robbed by the notorious outlaw Kissin’ Kate Barlow and left stranded in the desert. The family connected these misfortunes to Elya’s broken promise. Stanley could not know whether a curse was real, but the story made him wonder how one forgotten promise might echo through a family.
Read for meaning
Answer in complete sentences where appropriate.
1.Match each word to its meaning. Write the matching letter beside each word: curse, promise, outlaw, stranded, misfortune. Meanings: A. a person who lives outside the law; B. an unlucky event; C. a firm statement that you will do something; D. unable to leave or get help; E. a belief that repeated bad luck has been caused by a supernatural force.
- curse
- promise
- outlaw
- stranded
- misfortune
- C
- D
- A
- E
- B
2.What did Elya hope to achieve by asking Madame Zeroni for help?
3.Put these events in the order they happened: Elya left for America; Madame Zeroni gave Elya a piglet; Elya carried the piglet up the mountain; Elya forgot his promise.
4.What did Elya promise Madame Zeroni, and what did she expect him to do while carrying her?
5.Why did Elya leave for America? Choose the best answer and give one detail from the passage to support it.
- He was frustrated that Myra could not choose between him and another suitor.
- He wanted to become an outlaw.
- Madame Zeroni ordered him to leave.
- He had already carried Madame Zeroni up the mountain.
Infer and explain
An inference combines clues with your own reasoning. Quote or describe a detail from the passage to support your ideas.
6.What does Elya’s choice to leave rather than wait for Myra to decide suggest about how he felt? Use a clue from the passage.
7.The passage links Elya’s forgotten promise with later family misfortunes. Is that a proven cause-and-effect link, or a belief held by the family? Explain your answer using the passage.
8.Why does mentioning Kissin’ Kate Barlow make the family story seem more dangerous? Explain what readers learn about the event.
9.In your own words, explain what the phrase “one forgotten promise might echo through a family” means in the final paragraph.
10.Do you think the curse is best understood as supernatural bad luck, a family explanation for hardship, or both? State your view and support it with two details from the passage.
11.Rewrite the final paragraph from Stanley’s point of view in two or three sentences. Keep the facts accurate and include one thought or question he might have.
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