After each name, list as many characteristics as you can. Add to this list (both characters and characteristics) as the story progresses and you meet the characters. You will meet many people with unusual stories, so this will help you keep all the details straight as Stanley's life unfolds. From http://www.hazelwood.k12.mo.us/~cdavis01/holes/who.htm

Characters in the Present:

Stanley Yelnats --- (Example: poor, overweight, hurt by insensitive teacher, innocent of crime he is being punished for, beat up by a smaller bully at school, nicknamed Caveman, Caucasian, doesn't fight back, hopeful, is Stanley Yelnats IV)

Mrs. Bell ---

Stanley Yelnats III ---

Mr. Sir ---

Mr. Pedanski ---

BarfBag ---

Rex ---

Alan ---

Jose ---

Theodore ---

Ricky ---

Zero ---

Warden ---

Twitch ---

Attorney General ---

Ms. Morengo ---

Clyde ---

Characters in the Past:

Elya Yelnats ---

Madame Zeroni ---

Stanley Yelnats II ---

Kate Barlow ---

Myra Menke ---

Igor Barkov ---

Charles "Trout" Walker ---

Sam, the Onion Man ---

Mary Lou ---

Sheriff ---