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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. What type of dog was Curly instructed to rent as guard dogs for the construction site?

2. What is Leroy Branditt’s nickname?

3. What did Curly accidentally shoot?

4. What did Roy have to write as part of his punishment for fighting?

5. Who is Roy’s best friend?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did the barefoot boy get the nickname Mullet Fingers?

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

4. How does the impression Officer Delnko makes on Roy’s parents differ from the reader’s understanding of the character?

5. How are animals used as symbolism in Chapter Eight?

6. Why did the garage chief in charge of fixing Officer Delinko’s car not hide the car keys were Officer Delinko requested?

7. Why did Officer Delinko offer to personally pay the bill for his patrol car?

8. Roy seems to surprise people a great deal simply by being honest and straightforward. What are some examples of this from Chapter Four?

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

10. When Roy first rides his bike to the construction site, who does he see there and how is he treated?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Every novel has a genre, a way of categorizing it in literature. What genre is Hoot? What evidence from the book supports your choice of genre?

Essay Topic 2

Dana and Beatrice are both have a public persona of being bullies. Are they bullies in all aspects of their lives? What are their home lives like? What do they have in common? How are they different?

Essay Topic 3

The author includes multiple pop culture references that date the book in current times. What cultural and pop culture references can you note from the book? What year or decade would you guess this story is set in, and why?

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