| A | B |
|---|
| first person point of view | uses "I" and "me" |
| third person point of view | uses "he" "she" " |
| protagonist | main character: Stanley |
| setting: where | Texas; Camp Green Lake |
| setting: when | 110 years ago & now |
| Stanley Yelnats | palindrome |
| snicker | disrespectful laugh |
| dawdle | waste time |
| precipice | very steep cliff |
| grimace | a twisted face |
| frail | weak |
| precarious | dangerous or uncertain |
| contrite | feeling regret or guilt |
| delirious | irrational; abnormal state of mind |
| tedious | boring |
| paranoid | feeling persecuted when you are not |
| subtle | small difference |
| destiny | fate or fortune in life |
| "Mom" | Mr. Pendanskie |
| Miss Katherine Barlow | schoolteacher |
| Kissin' Kate | outlaw; former teacher |
| Sam | onion seller |
| Trout | threatens Kate |
| Zero | wants to learn to read |
| Mary Lou | a donkey and a boat |
| sploosh | made from spiced peaches |
| sunflower seeds | Mr. Sir's favorite snack |
| Warden's nailpolish | rattlesnake venom |
| "God's thumb" | a rock formation |
| spiced peaches | Miss Katherine's specialty |
| took the sneakers | Hector Zeroni |
| Zigzag | has wild hair |
| Caveman | nickname for Stanley |
| treasure | Kate Barlow's suitcase |
| "jaffy" | Zero's imaginary animal |
| definition of climax | oint of highest interest |
| climax of Holes | finding the treasure |
| symbol of evil | lizards |
| symbol of good luck | "God's thumb" and thumbs up |
| defintion of external conflict | a problem a character faces |
| definition of internal conflict | a problem a character worries about |
| definition of turning point | a place in the story where things begin to change |
| Zigzag said.... | "I'll let you eat my cookie if you let me dig your hole." |
| Mrs. Morengo | Stanley's attorney |
