- Why don’t the other boys approve of Stanley and Zero’s arrangement? Do you think it is fair to both boys?
The other boys don't approve of Stanley and Zero's arrangement because they think it is not fair. Stanley teaches Zero how to read and write, but Stanley digs half of his hole when the sun is not out yet and then Zero digs the other half of his hole when the sun is out. - What do you think is the significance of Stanley’s vision of the giant thumb?
It's important to Stanley because the giant thumb is his only hope of finding water. - In Chapter 34, when Stanley sees the Big Thumb, “[H]e kept walking toward it, although he didn’t know why.” Why do you think Stanley keeps going?
I think Stanley keeps goin toward it because he feels like there will be water over there and the big thumb encourages him even more. He might even find Zero on the way. - What does Stanley learn about himself as they climb the mountain? What does he learn about Zero?
When they climbed the mountain Stanley learned that he has gotten stonger through out the days he has dug holes. - Why do you think Stanley suddenly calls Zero Hector in Chapter 37?
I think Staney was trying to wake Zero up when he called Zero Hector because Zero suddenely fell. Did you know Hector means to talk to someone in a bullying way? That is why Stanley called Zero Hector, because he wanted to get Zero mad. - “[Stanley] thought only about each step, and not the impossible task that lay before him.” Have you ever attempted anything that seemed impossible? How did you approach it? What did you learn from the experience?
Yes I have attempted something that seemed impossible. It was riding my bike when I was little. At first I got on and just kicked off and started pedaling like maybe if I go over it fast I'd learn it, but no I was wrong because the second I even put my feet on the pedals I fell heavely. The next day, I took it slowly and finally learned how to glide. Sooner I got closer and closer until I actually did it! I learned that nothing is imposible if you don't try. - Why is Stanley surprised to find the sack of jars and the shovel so far down the mountain?
Stanley was surprised to find the sack of jars and the shovel that far down the mountain because he thought he never could have carried Zero that far up the mountain.