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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Beatrice transport Roy at the beginning of Chapter Seven?

2. Who did Roy start to wave down in Chapter Eleven, but Beatrice stopped him?

3. What did Curly accidentally shoot?

4. How much did each of the guard dogs cost?

5. How did Roy get to and from school while he was suspended from the bus?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Roy see outside of the bus window in Chapter One that caught his interest?

2. How did Roy and Officer Delinko meet?

3. How did Officer Delinko plan to abide by his punishment at work, but still scope out the construction site?

4. Why did Officer Delinko not believe it is kids messing with the pancake house construction site?

5. How does humor used with the introduction of Kimberly Lou Dixon to readers?

6. Describe the scene Officer Delinko saw when he was scouting out the construction site at 5 a.m. in Chapter Four.

7. What are some examples of cliffhangers in this chapter, and why might the author employ them?

8. What story does Garrett tell Roy about the girl from the cafeteria, Beatrice Leep?

9. Who is Chuck Muckle and what did he order Curly to do?

10. What is revealed about Beatrice’s home life in Chapter Ten, and how might this change the readers’ perception of her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Roy cares deeply about his parents, and frequently thinks about how his actions will affect them. What are some examples from the book that demonstrate Roy’s care for his parents? Why do you suppose he worries about them so much?

Essay Topic 2

Authors pick titles very particularly, as they are one of the first ways a potential reader gets to know the book. Why might the author have chosen Hoot as the title of this novel? Do you feel it is an appropriate title? If you had to pick a different title, what would you pick, and why?

Essay Topic 3

First impressions of characters are not always accurate. Describe one character in Hoot whom ended up being very different than your first impression of them. How did they surprise you? Were you happy that they turned out differently than you thought they would? Why might the author misrepresent someone at first to readers?

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