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Elya's Heartbreak Over Myra's Choice

Elya felt dejected and confused when Myra chose Igor over him to marry. After leaving Myra's house, Elya wandered aimlessly through town and ended up sitting alone on a pier staring into the dark water. He couldn't understand how Myra had trouble deciding between him and Igor, and thought she loved him. He saw Igor as a foul person and didn't think Myra could see that. Elya then signed up as a deckhand on a ship leaving for America, having forgotten his promise to Madame Zeroni.

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Elya's Heartbreak Over Myra's Choice

Elya felt dejected and confused when Myra chose Igor over him to marry. After leaving Myra's house, Elya wandered aimlessly through town and ended up sitting alone on a pier staring into the dark water. He couldn't understand how Myra had trouble deciding between him and Igor, and thought she loved him. He saw Igor as a foul person and didn't think Myra could see that. Elya then signed up as a deckhand on a ship leaving for America, having forgotten his promise to Madame Zeroni.

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Holes Extract

Instructions: Read the extract and find implicit detail/s about how Elya felt when Myra
didn’t choose him to marry.

You will then write a PEE paragraph using the implicit detail that you found to answer the
prompt, give evidence from the extract about how he felt, and explain your answer.

PROMPT: How does Sachar describe Elya’s feelings when Myra didn’t choose him to
marry?

Myra's father got down on his hands and knees and closely examined each pig, tail
to snout.
"Those are two of the finest pigs I have ever seen," he said at last. "How am I to
decide? I have only one daughter."
"Why not let Myra decide?" suggested Elya.
"That's preposterous!" exclaimed Igor, expelling saliva as he spoke.
"Myra is just an empty-headed girl," said her father. "How can she possibly decide,
when I, her father, can't?"
"She knows how she feels in her heart," said Elya.
Myra's father rubbed his chin. Then he laughed and said, "Why not?" He slapped
Elya on the back. "It doesn't matter to me. A pig is a pig."
He summoned his daughter.
Elya blushed when Myra entered the room. "Good afternoon, Myra," he said.
She looked at him. "You're Elya, right?" she asked.
"Myra," said her father. "Elya and Igor have each offered a pig for your hand in
marriage. It doesn't matter to me. A pig is a pig. So I will let you make the choice.
Whom do you wish to marry?"
Myra looked confused. "You want me to decide?"
"That's right, my blossom," said her father.
"Gee, I don't know," said Myra. "Which pig weighs more?"
"They both weigh the same," said her father.
"Golly," said Myra, "I guess I choose Elya— No, Igor. No, Elya. No, Igor. Oh, I
know! I'll think of a number between one and ten. I'll marry whoever guesses the closest
number. Okay, I'm ready."
"Ten," guessed Igor.
Elya said nothing.
"Elya?" said Myra. "What number do you guess?"
Elya didn't pick a number. "Marry Igor," he muttered. "You can keep my pig as a
wedding present."
After leaving Myra's house, Elya wandered aimlessly through the town, until he
found himself down by the wharf. He sat on the edge of a pier and stared down into the
cold, black water. He could not understand how Myra had trouble deciding between
him and Igor. He thought she loved him. Even if she didn't love him, couldn't she see
what a foul person Igor was?
It was like Madame Zeroni had said. Her head was as empty as a flowerpot.
Some men were gathering on another dock, and he went to see what was going on.
A sign read:

DECK HANDS WANTED


FREE PASSAGE TO AMERICA

He had no sailing experience, but the ship's captain signed him aboard. The captain
could see that Elya was a man of great strength. Not everybody could carry a full-grown
pig up the side of a mountain.
It wasn't until the ship had cleared the harbor and was heading out across the
Atlantic that he suddenly remembered his promise to carry Madame Zeroni up the
mountain. He felt terrible.
He wasn't afraid of the curse. He thought that was a lot of nonsense. He felt bad
because he knew Madame Zeroni had wanted to drink from the stream before she died.

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