Chapter 5
Chapter 6
P What tent is Stanley in? P How did Mr. Pendanski say to remember his name? P What is Mr. Pendanski’s nickname? P Why do the boys call Mr. Pendanski that name?
VOCABULARY counselors
attitude
hospital
recognize
respect
automatically
vegetables
innocent
coincidence
discipline
defective
character
overweight
perimeter
horizon
promise
P What sport did Clyde “Sweet Feet” Livingston play? P How did “Sweet Feet” get that nickname? P How did Stanley get “Sweet Feet’s” sneakers? P What was unusual about the sneakers? P Who was supposed to have these sneakers?
Chapter 7 P “You’re not in the Girl Scouts”…what does this really mean? P How did carrying the pig help the great great grandfather? P How is sweating good for you? P Where do the boys go to the restroom when they are digging? P What do the boys always do when they finish digging a hole?
WRITE ABOUT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING THINGS:
Identify the boys at camp and their nicknames. Are Stanley’s problems the result of bad luck, destiny, or the curse on his family? Why? What are the similarities between Stanley’s work and his great-great-granfather carrying the pig?