Read the excerpt from holes.

stanley and his parents had tried to pretend that he was just going away to camp for a while, just like rich kids do. when stanley was younger he used to play with stuffed animals, and pretend the animals were at camp. camp fun and games he called it. sometimes he'd have them play soccer with a marble. other times they'd run an obstacle course, or go bungee jumping off a table, tied to broken rubber bands. now stanley tried to pretend he was going to camp fun and games. maybe he'd make some friends, he thought. at least he'd get to swim in the lake.

in what way does the author reveal details about stanley in this excerpt?

a) through his words
b) through his thoughts
c) through others’ reactions
d) through stated personality traits

As you have learned, epic heroes experience trials along their journeys. using your knowledge from beowulf, create a trial you believe an epic hero like beowulf might face. you will need to write a description of the trial using the aspects of a narrative. the trial can be anything you imagine, meaning you can test the hero in any way you see fit. be creative and have fun with this! let your creativity flow. focus on key attributes of beowulf and use his attributes to create a trial that would truly test him. since beowulf is very strong, a trial involving strength and endurance might be to easy. try thinking outside the box to create a trial that would truly test the hero of the geats. examples of beowulf’s attributes: couragous, loyal, strong, persistant, honorable, confident try to use one or multiples of these attribute when designing your trial. a good way to think of this activity is that you are a hunger games game designer. what could you make that would stump beowulf