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What is Mr. Sir's real name?

Sir to the prisoners. Mr. Sir (real name: Marion Sevillo in the film) is the secondary antagonist of Louis Sacher's 1998 novel Holes, as well as its 2003 Disney film adaptation of the same name.
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What is Mr. Sir's role in Holes?

Mr. Sir is a camp counselor at Camp Green Lake in the book and film, Holes. He is cruel, and he exerts his power over the campers.
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How did Mr. Sir get his nickname?

Before Camp Green Lake

He assumed the alias of Mr. Sir to avoid his identity as a released felon being discovered during his time at Camp Green Lake, and was later recruited by The Warden of the newly established Camp Green Lake to be in charge of delinquent teenaged boys.
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Why did the warden scratch Mr. Sir?

When Stanley takes the blame for stealing Mr. Sir's sunflower seeds, the Warden believes that bringing the matter to her is a waste of her time, so she hits and scratches Mr. Sir across the face with her rattlesnake venom-infused nail polish.
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Why was Mr. Sir on parole?

At the end of the film it is revealed that Mr. Sir's real name is Marion Sevillo, and that he is a former criminal who has violated his parole by carrying a firearm. None of this was in the book, however as the film's screenplay was written by the author of the book it can be assumed that these details are canon.
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Does Mr. Sir have a tattoo?

Mr. Sir acts as the guard at Camp Green Lake. He wears a big cowboy hat and sunglasses and has a rattlesnake tattoo on his arm.
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What did Mr. Sir tell the warden?

Mr. Sir takes Stanley to see the Warden. Mr. Sir explains that someone stole the sunflower seeds but that he doesn't think it was Stanley.
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Does the warden have a name in Holes?

In the novel Holes by Louis Sachar, Warden Walker is the warden of Camp Green Lake, a detention center for boys.
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What is special about Zero's name?

Zero, whose real name is Hector Zeroni, is a camper at Camp Green Lake who is given the nickname 'Zero' because of his perceived lack of intelligence. Zero is illiterate, which means that he can't read or write, but he is a whiz at math and a clever thinker.
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What is zeros real name?

Gonzalo Raúl Barrios Castro (born April 17, 1995), known by his gamertag ZeRo, is a Chilean professional Super Smash Bros. player and streamer.
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Why is Zero at Camp Green Lake?

Zero ended up at Camp Green Lake when his mother left him at a park and said she would return but never did. After being abandoned, Zero became a ward of the state, which means the state was responsible for caring for him.
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What does Mr. Sir put in his mouth?

"Drink up." He popped some sunflower seeds into his mouth, chewed, and spit out the shells. Stanley was afraid to drink it. He hated to think what land of vile substance Mr. Sir might have put in it.
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What does Mr. Sir use his gun for?

Mr. Sir has a gun but he tells Stanley that it is only used to shoot yellow-spotted lizards.
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Who was Sam killed by in Holes?

Although Sam is strong, he cannot row faster than Trout Walker's motorized boat. Walker crashes into Sam's boat and Sam is shot and killed.
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Is the warden a girl in Holes?

A tall woman with red hair stepped out of the passenger side. She looked even taller than she was, since Stanley was down in his hole.
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Who is in tent D in Holes?

Squid, Magnet, Armpit, Zigzag

The other boys in D tent at Camp Green Lake. They follow X-Ray's directions and isolate Stanley when he arrives, before welcoming him into their gang as 'Caveman'.
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Is Zero from Holes black?

Zero is the smallest boy in Group D. He's black and is often scowling and angry-looking, though Stanley notices that when Zero smiles, his smile seems too big for his face. Zero is the only boy at Camp Green Lake who is referred to by his nickname by other campers and Mr.
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What happened to Zero's mother?

Though it's unclear what exactly happened or when it happened, she abandoned him at a playground. After Zero gets money from the first Stanley's suitcase, he hires private investigators to find her and succeeds.
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How old is Zero in Zero?

Zero is just 1,500 years old.
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Who hit Stanley with a shovel?

Pendanski that he is giving the boys too much water. As they continue to dig Zigzag knocks Stanley in the head with a shovel, cutting a gash near his ear.
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What is the last name in Holes?

Holes is a 1998 young adult novel written by Louis Sachar and first published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. The book centers on Stanley Yelnats, who is sent to Camp Green Lake, a correctional boot camp in a desert in Texas, after being falsely accused of theft.
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Does the warden like the gold tube?

The gold tube that Stanley has found obviously interests the Warden and has some bearing on why all the boys are digging holes in the first place.
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Why was the wardens nail polish so red?

She shows Stanley a bottle of bright red nail polish, telling him that it's "special" (20.23). As she paints her nails (um, is now really the time, lady?), the Warden tells Stanley why it's so special: it's made from rattlesnake venom, and it's toxic while wet.
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Why was zigzag mad at Stanley?

X-Ray, on the other hand, tries to downplay what happened, saying that Zigzag was just short-tempered because of the heat. But Zigzag won't back up X-ray's story. Instead, he tells the truth: he was angry because Zero has been digging Stanley's holes for him.
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What is the secret ingredient in the warden's nail polish?

The Warden Walker : This is my special nail polish. I make it myself. You Want to know my secret ingredient? Rattlesnake venom.
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